Welfare Reform Act 2012

Section 70

SCHEDULE 8E+W+SSocial fund discretionary payments: consequential amendments

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

1E+W+SThe Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(c)

2E+W+SIn section 78(4) (recovery of funeral payments out of social fund), after “Payments” there is inserted “ out of the social fund ”.

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I2Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(c)

3E+W+SIn section 79 (recovery of Northern Ireland payments), in paragraph (c), for the words from “under subsection” to the end there is substituted “ under section 71(8) ”.

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I3Sch. 8 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(c)

4E+W+SIn Part 1 of Schedule 4 (persons employed in social security administration), under the heading “Former officers”, after the entry for “A social fund officer” there is inserted—

The social fund Commissioner.

A social fund inspector.

A member of any staff employed in connection with the social fund.

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I4Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 1.8.2013 by S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(2)(b)