# The Health and Social Security Act 1984 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1984 S.I. 1984/1302 · made 15 August 1984 This Order brings into operation, on various dates in 1984 and 1985, all those provisions of the Health and Social Security Act 1984 which are not brought into operation by section 27 of the Act itself, except the provisions relating to professional remuneration in the National Health Service and some of the provisions relating to optical appliances and opticians in the National Health Service. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-security-act-1984-commencement-no-1-order-1984/pdf/uksi_19841302_en.pdf ## Introductory text NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND SOCIAL SECURITY PENSIONS Made 15th August 1984 In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 27(1) of and paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Security Act 1984 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following order:— ## 1 Citation This order may be cited as the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1984. ## 2 Days appointed for the coming into force of certain provisions of the Act The day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (hereinafter called “the Act”) which is specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order is the date specified in column (3) of that Schedule in relation to that provision. ## 3 Days appointed for the coming into force of section 11 of and Schedule 4 to the Act (1) The days appointed for the coming into force of section 11 of and Schedule 4 to the Act (severe disablement allowance) are the days specified in paragraphs (2) to (4) of this Article. (2) For the purposes of the making of claims for, and the determination of claims and questions relating to, severe disablement allowance, the day appointed is 10th September 1984. (3) For the purposes of Part II of Schedule 4 to the Act (transitional provisions), and of section 11(2) so far as it relates to that Part, the day appointed is 29th November 1984. (4) For all purposes other than those referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Article, the day appointed is— (a) 29th November 1984 in relation to— (i) persons aged 50 or over on that day, (ii) persons born after 29th November 1949, and (iii) any person who, but for the provisions of paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 to the Act, would be entitled to a non-contributory invalidity pension for a day which is not separated by a period of more than eight weeks from a day for which he was in fact so entitled; (b) the day on which he attains the age of 50 in relation to any other person who attains that age in the period beginning with 30th November 1984 and ending with 27th November 1985; and (c) 28th November 1985 in relation to all other persons. ## Signature Norman Fowler One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State 15th August 1984 ## Provision of the Act Subject Matter Date of Coming into Force (1) (2) (3) Section 1(1) Supply etc of optical appliances 1st October 1984 Section 1(2) Rules as to optical practice 16th August 1984 Section 1(4) and (5) (except paragraph (a)) Choice of optician to supply appliances 1st April 1985 Section 2 Fitting etc of contact lenses 1st April 1985 Sections 3 and 4 and Schedule 2 Use of titles and disciplinary provisions 1st November 1984 Section 5(1) and (5) to (8), paragraphs 1, 7(b)(ii) and (c) and 12 of Schedule 3 and section 5(4) so far as it relates to those paragraphs Family Practitioner Committees 26th September 1984 Section 5(2) and (3), paragraphs 2 to 6, 7(a) and (b)(i), 8 to 11 and 13 to 17 of Schedule 3 and section 5(4) so far as it relates to those paragraphs 1st April 1985 In section 6— Finance in National Health Service subsections (1) and (3) 26th September 1984 subsection (2) 1st April 1985 Section 12 Pension increase in respect of husbands 26th November 1984 Paragraphs 1, 2(b), 3(b) and (c), 4 and 7 of Schedule 5, and section 13 so far as it relates to those paragraphs Dependent children 26th November 1984 Paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 5, and section 13 so far as it relates to those paragraphs 28th November 1984 Paragraphs 2(a), 3(a) and 8 of Schedule 5, and section 13 so far as it relates to those paragraphs 29th November 1984 Section 14 Earnings to include occupational pensions for purposes of benefits 26th November 1984 Section 17 Late paid Class 2 contributions 6th April 1985 Section 18(3) Class 3 contributions 6th April 1985 Section 20 and Schedule 6 Protection of pensions 1st January 1985 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7, and section 21 so far as it relates to those paragraphs Miscellaneous social security amendments 26th November 1984 Paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, and section 21 so far as it relates to that paragraph 6th April 1985 The following repeals in Schedule 8, and section 24 so far as it relates to those repeals— Repeals the repeal of words in section 13(3) of the Opticians Act 1958 1st November 1984 the repeal of words in Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 1st April 1985 the repeal of words in sections 12(b), 15(1) and (2), 39(c) and 98(2) of, and paragraphs 9(1) to (3) and 10 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 1st April 1985 the repeal of words in sections 45(2) and (3) and 97(1)(a) and (c) and (2) of that Act 26th September 1984 the repeal of words in section 26(2)(c) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 1st April 1985 the repeal of words in section 85(1) of that Act 26th September 1984 the repeals relating to sections 1(6) and 2 of, and paragraphs 35, 37, 56, 57, 69, 77(b), 82(2) and (3), 87 and 89 to 98 of Schedule 1 to, the Health Services Act 1980 1st April 1985 the repeal of section 18 of, and paragraphs 30, 79, 88 and 99 of Schedule 1 to, that Act 26th September 1984 the repeal of words in section 12(1)(d) of, section 41(2)(d) and (3) of, and an entry in paragraph 3 of Part IV of Schedule 4 to, the Social Security Act 1975 26th November 1984 the repeal of section 57(2) of, and entries in paragraph 1(a) and (c) of Part IV of Schedule 4 to, that Act 29th November 1984 the repeal of words in section 4(1) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 6th April 1985 the repeal of paragraph 25 of Schedule 4 to the Child Benefit Act 1975 28th November 1984 the repeal of words in section 22(2) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 29th November 1984 the repeal of section 3(5) of the Social Security Act 1980 26th September 1984 the repeal of paragraph 18(4) of Schedule 4 to the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 29th November 1984 ## Explanatory note This Order brings into operation, on various dates in 1984 and 1985, all those provisions of the Health and Social Security Act 1984 which are not brought into operation by section 27 of the Act itself, except the provisions relating to professional remuneration in the National Health Service and some of the provisions relating to optical appliances and opticians in the National Health Service. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1302 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-security-act-1984-commencement-no-1-order-1984 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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