1. Introductory Text

  2. Incapacity benefit

    1. 1. Incapacity benefit: entitlement.

    2. 2. Incapacity benefit: rate.

    3. 3. Incapacity benefit: supplementary provisions.

    4. 4. Power to provide for the transition to incapacity benefit.

  3. Test of incapacity for work

    1. 5. Test of incapacity for work.

    2. 6. Test of incapacity for work: supplementary provisions.

    3. 7. Power to provide for the transition to the new test of incapacity for work.

  4. Statutory sick pay

    1. 8. Rate of statutory sick pay.

  5. Other amendments

    1. 9. Severe disablement allowance.

    2. 10. Disability working allowance.

  6. General

    1. 11. Consequential amendments and repeals.

    2. 12. General power to make transitional and consequential provision.

    3. 13. Saving for existing enactments.

    4. 14. Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.

    5. 15. Expenses.

    6. 16. Short title, commencement and extent.

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Consequential amendments

      1. Part I Amendments of the Contributions and Benefits Act

        1. 1.In section 4 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        2. 2.(1) Section 20 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        3. 3.(1) Section 21 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        5. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        7. 7.Omit sections 31 to 34 of the Social Security Contributions...

        8. 8.For section 40 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        9. 9.For section 41 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        10. 10.For section 42 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        11. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        12. 12.In section 46 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        13. 13.In section 47 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        14. 14.Omit section 57 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        15. 15.Omit section 58 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        16. 16.Omit section 59 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        17. 17.(1) Section 61 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        18. 18.(1) Section 68 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        19. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        20. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        21. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        22. 22.In section 85(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        23. 23.Omit section 86 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        24. 24.(1) Section 87 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        25. 25.For section 88 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        26. 26.In section 89 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        27. 27.In section 91(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        28. 28.In section 93 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        29. 29.Omit section 102 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        30. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        31. 31.In section 126(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        32. 32.In section 129 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        33. 33.In section 150(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        34. 34.In section 151(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        35. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        36. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        37. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        38. 38.(1) Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        39. 39.In Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        40. 40.In Schedule 5 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        41. 41.(1) Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        42. 42.In Part I of Schedule 8 to the Social Security...

        43. 43.(1) Schedule 11 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        44. 44.(1) Schedule 12 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

        45. 45.(1) Schedule 13 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...

      2. Part II Amendments of the Administration Act and other enactments

        1. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5)

          1. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          2. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          3. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          4. 49.In section 130 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...

          5. 50.In section 132 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...

          6. 51.In section 170 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...

          7. 52.In section 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...

          8. 53.In Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration Act 1992...

        2. Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c.44)

          1. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53)

          1. 55.In section 24(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (recovery...

        4. Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48)

          1. 56.(1) Section 46 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (effect...

          2. 57.In section 47(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (further...

          3. 58.In section 48(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (reduced...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repeals