The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1E+W+S PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 29TH NOVEMBER 1999

Provision of the ActSubject matter
Section 1Transfer of functions to the Secretary of State
Section 2Use of computers
Section 4Unified appeal tribunals
Section 8 M1Decisions by the Secretary of State
Sections 9 and 10 M2Revision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions
Section 11Regulations with respect to decisions
Section 12 and Schedules 2 and 3 M3Appeal to appeal tribunal
Section 13 M4Redetermination etc. of appeals by tribunal
Section 14 M4 and Schedule 4Appeal from tribunal to Commissioner
Section 15Appeal from Commissioner on point of law
Section 16 and Schedule 5Procedure
Section 17Finality of decisions
Sections 18 to 20 M5Matters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by the Secretary of State and appeal tribunal
Sections 21 M6 to 27Suspension and termination of benefit, decisions and appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases, and restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error
Section 28 M7Correction of errors and setting aside of decisions
Section 33Christmas bonus
Sections 36 to 38Appropriate officers, the social fund Commissioner and inspectors, and reviews of determinations
Section 39 M8Interpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act
Section 74Provision of information
Schedule 7 M9 in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them–Minor and consequential amendments

Paragraph 4(1) and (2)

House of Commons disqualification

Paragraph 11

Provision as to forfeiture

Paragraphs 15 and 17

Recovery of outstanding community charge by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance

Paragraph 47

Interpretation of the Child Support Act 1991 M10

Paragraph 55

Recovery of fines etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance

Paragraphs 66 to 73

Miscellaneous provisions relating to benefits, and social fund

Paragraph 79(1)

Regulations about claims for and payments of benefit

Paragraph 81

Overpayments

Paragraph 83

Legal proceedings

Paragraph 84

Issues arising in proceedings

Paragraph 88

Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons

Paragraph 89

Regulations as to notification of deaths

Paragraph 95

Effect of alteration in the component rates of income support

Paragraph 97

Implementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages

Paragraph 101

Destination of payments

Paragraph 102

Financial review and report

Paragraph 103

Allocations from social fund

Paragraphs 106 to 108

Reciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses

Paragraph 109

Regulations and orders under the Administration Act

Paragraph 110

Instruments containing provisions under certain provisions to be subject to the affirmative Parliamentary procedure

Paragraph 111

Interpretation of the Administration Act

Paragraph 112

Extent of the Administration Act

Paragraph 113

Unauthorised disclosure of information by persons employed in social security administration or adjudication

Paragraph 116

Supplementary benefit

Paragraph 117

Recovery of council tax etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance

Paragraphs 118, 120(b) and 121(2)

Appointment of chairmen of certain tribunals, and tribunals under supervision of Council on Tribunals

Paragraphs 123 to 125

Judicial pensions—the offices which may be qualifying judicial offices, retirement provisions: the relevant offices, and retirement dates: transitional provisions

Paragraph 129

Pension Schemes—disclosure of information between government departments etc.

Paragraph 147

Industrial tribunals—power to provide for recoupment of benefits

Paragraphs 149 to 153

Review of, and appeals against, certificates of recoverable benefits, and general interpretation of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 M11

Schedule 8 in respect of the legislation specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to it–

The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 M12

The Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 M13

In the Administration Act–

Part II

Section 116(6)

In section 189, in subsection (1), the words “subsection (2) below and to", subsection (2), in subsection (4), the words “24 or", in subsection (5), the words “(other than the power conferred by section 24 above)", in subsection (6), the word “24," and subsection (10)

Section 190(4)

In section 191, the definitions of “Commissioner", “the disablement questions", “5 year general qualification", “President" and “10 year general qualification"

In section 192(5), the words “section 24;"

In Schedule 4, in Part I, the entry headed “Adjudication officers", in the entry headed “Adjudicating bodies", paragraphs (b) to (d) and in the entry headed “The Social Fund", the words “A social fund officer"

The Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 M14

The Local Government Finance Act 1992 M15

The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 M16

The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 M17

The Pension Schemes Act 1993 M18

Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 M19

The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 M20

In the Pensions Act 1995 M21

The Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 M22

The Arbitration Act 1996 M23

The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 M24

The Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 M25

The Social Security Act 1998 M26

Repeals

Marginal Citations

M1Section 8 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act").

M2Section 10 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M3Section 12 and Schedule 3 were amended by paragraphs 25 and 36 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M4Sections 13 and 14 were amended by paragraphs 26 and 27 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M5Sections 18, 19 and 20 were amended by paragraphs 29, 30 and 31 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M6Section 21 was amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M7Section 28 was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M8Section 39 was amended by paragraph 35 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M9Certain provisions of Schedule 7 were repealed by Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act.