The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 5th JULY 1999 FOR PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2(1)(b)

Provision of the Act	Subject matter
Section 1(a)	Transfer of adjudication officer’s functions to Secretary of State
Section 2(2)(a)	Use of computers
Section 4(1)(a), in so far as it relates to social security appeal tribunals and medical appeal tribunals, and (2)(a)	Unified appeal tribunals
Section 8(1)(a) and (c), (2), (3)(a) and (g), (4) and (5) M1	Decisions by Secretary of State
Sections 9 and 10 M1	Revisions, and decisions superseding earlier decisions
Section 11(1) and (2), and (3) except the definition of “the current legislation" in so far as it relates to the Jobseekers Act 1995 M2 and the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 M3 and the definition of the former legislation in so far as it relates to Part II of the Social Security Act 1986	Regulations with respect to decisions, and assistance from experts
Section 12(1)(a) (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 4, 5, 6(a) and 9 of Schedule 2) and (b) (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 3(a) and (c), 4, 5 (except in so far as that paragraph relates to section 71A of the Administration Act M4 ), 6, 7 and 9 of Schedule 3), (2), (3), (4) (except in so far as it relates to section 74 of the Administration Act) and (5) to (9) M5	Appeal to appeal tribunal
Section 13 M6	Redetermination etc. of appeals
Section 14 and Schedule 4 M6	Appeal from tribunal to Commissioner
Section 15	Appeal from Commissioner on point of law
Section 16 and Schedule 5 M7	Procedure
Section 17	Finality of decisions
Sections 18(1) and 19 M7	Matters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by Secretary of State
Section 20(1), (2) and (3)(a) M8	Medical examination required by appeal tribunal
Sections 21 to 25 M8	Suspension and termination of benefits, and decisions dependent on other cases
Section 26	Appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases
Section 27	Restrictions on entitlement to benefit in cases of error
Section 28 (except subsection (3)(d) and (e)) M9	Correction of errors, and setting aside of decisions
Sections 29 and 30	Industrial accidents
Section 39 M9	Interpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act
Schedule 7 M10 in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them—	Minor and consequential amendments—
paragraph 11	provision as to forfeiture
paragraphs 63 to 65	provisions concerned with industrial injuries and diseases
paragraphs 66 to 71	miscellaneous provisions relating to benefits
paragraph 79(1)	claims and payments
paragraph 81	overpayments
paragraph 84	issues arising in proceedings
paragraphs 88 and 89	disclosure of information, and notification of deaths
paragraphs 101 and 102	general financial matters
paragraphs 106 to 108	reciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses
paragraph 111(b)	definition of “claimant"
paragraph 115	old cases payments
paragraph 129	information about pensions
paragraphs 130(2) and 131	decisions and appeals about pension schemes
Schedule 8 in respect of the repeals specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to them—	repeals
in the Administration Act— section 164(5)(a) in the Pension Schemes Act 1993— section 167(4)

Marginal Citations

M1 Sections 8 and 10 are amended by paragraphs 22 and 23 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M2 1995 c.18.

M3 1997 c.27.

M4 1992 c.5; section 71A was inserted by section 18 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18).

M5 Section 12 and Schedule 3 are amended by paragraphs 25 and 36 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M6 Sections 13 and 14 are amended by paragraphs 26 and 27 respectively of that Schedule.

M7 Sections 16, 18 and 19 are amended by paragraphs 28, 29 and 30 respectively of that Schedule.

M8 Sections 20 and 21 are amended by paragraphs 31 and 32 respectively of that Schedule.

M9 Sections 28 and 39 are amended by paragraphs 34 and 35 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

M10 Certain provisions of Schedule 7 are repealed by Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act.