Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
2nd September 1985
The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 32(1) of the Social Security Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—
1. This order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985.
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Social Security Act 1985 which is specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this order is the day specified in relation to that provision in column (3) of that Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
Tony Newton
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Security
2nd September 1985
Article 2
| Provision of the Social Security Act 1985 | Subject Matter | Date of Coming into Force |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Section 1 | Short service benefit for members of schemes whose employment is terminated before age of 26 | 1st January 1986 |
| Section 2 and Schedule 1 | Transfer and revaluation | 1st January 1986 |
| Section 3 and Schedule 2, so far as they relate to the insertion into the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 of the following sections— Section 56A; Section 56E(1) (except paragraph (c)) and (2) to (8); Section 56L(1) (except the words “or (c)” in paragraph (a), and paragraph (b)), (2) to (4), (5)(a), (c) (except so far as it applies to the registrar) and (d), and (6) to (8) | Information about schemes | 1st January 1986 |
| Part II of Schedule 3 and section 4 so far as it relates to that Part | Guaranteed minimum pensions | 1st January 1986 |
| Section 5 | Managers of schemes | 1st January 1986 |
| Section 6(1) to (4) | Miscellaneous amendments relating to protection of pensions | 1st January 1986 |
| Section 14 | Special hardship allowance | 4th November 1985 |
| Section 22(1)(a) | Housing benefits-subsidy | 6th October 1985 |
| The following paragraphs of Schedule 5 and section 29(1) so far as it relates to those paragraphs— | Minor and consequential amendments | |
| Paragraphs 26, 29, 33 and 40 | 6th October 1985 | |
| Paragraphs 1 to 4, 18 to 21, 23, 24, 27, 28 and 30 to 32 | 1st January 1986 | |
| Paragraphs 25 and 38 | 6th April 1986 | |
| The following repeals in Schedule 6 and section 29(2) so far as it relates to those repeals— | Repeals | |
| The repeal of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 16 to the Social Security Act 1973 | 1st January 1986 | |
| The repeals in sections 26(2), 34(4) and 66, and of section 41A(4)(i), of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 | 1st January 1986 | |
| The repeals of section 41B(4), and in section 59(5)(b), of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 | 6th October 1985 | |
| The repeal in section 5(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 | 16th September 1985 | |
| The repeal of section 22(9) to (11) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 | 1st January 1986 | |
| The repeals of section 3(6) and in section 3(7) of the Social Security Act 1980 | 1st January 1986 |
This Order brings into operation, on various dates in 1985 and 1986, all those provisions of the Social Security Act 1985 which are not brought into operation either by section 32 of the Act itself or by the Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1125), except the provisions relating to the registration of occupational pension schemes.