Statutory Instruments
PENSIONS
Made
18th August 1981
Laid before Parliament
7th September 1981
Coming into Operation
23rd November 1981
Whereas by virtue of section 23 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(1) a direction has been given(2) under section 124 of the Social Security Act 1975(3) by the Secretary of State for Social Services that the sums mentioned in section 23(1)(b) are to be increased:
Now therefore the Minister for the Civil Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 59(1), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
section 59 was amended and section 59A was added by section 11 of the Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18).
The direction is contained in S.I. 1981/1195.
relevant amendments were made to section 125(3) by section 1(1) of the Social Security Act 1981 (c. 33) and to section 126(5) by section 1(3) of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).