Appointed Day2

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.