The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 11, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

Appointed Day E+W+S

2.  18th October 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) sections 18(2), 32 and 34;

(b) section 39(3) in so far as it provides that section 63 of the Administration Act shall cease to have effect, and section 86(2) and Schedule 8 in so far as they repeal that section 63; and

(c) the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, in so far as those provisions are not already in force, for the purposes of—

(i) attendance allowance, disability living allowance and invalid care allowance under Part III of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(ii) jobseeker’s allowance under Part I of the Jobseekers Act and any sum payable under section 26 of that Act;

(iii) vaccine damage payments under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act;

(iv) decisions whether a person is entitled to be credited with earnings or contributions in accordance with regulations made under section 22(5) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; and

(v) decisions whether a person was, within the meaning of regulations, precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home.