Introductory text

PENSIONS

Made 11th October 1985

Laid before Parliament 25th October 1985

Coming into Operation 25th November 1985

Whereas by virtue of section 23 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 a direction has been given^f1 under section 124 of the Social Security Act 1975^f2 by the Secretary of State for Social Services that the sums mentioned in section 23(1)(b) are to be increased:

Now therefore the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975^f3 and now vested in them^f4, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The direction is contained in S.I. 1985/1245 .
f2: section 1 of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1983 (c.36) made provision for increases to reflect actual, rather than estimated, rises in the general level of prices.
f3: Section 59 was amended and section 59A was added by section 11 of the Social Security Act 1979 (c.18).
f4: S.I. 1981/1670.