# The Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985

S.I. 1985/1364 · made 2 September 1985

This Order brings into operation, on various dates in 1985 and 1986, all those provisions of the Social Security Act 1985 which are not brought into operation either by section 32 of the Act itself or by the Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1125), except the provisions relating to the registration of occupational pension schemes.

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## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 2nd September 1985
The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 32(1) of the Social Security Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—

## 1 Citation

This order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985.

## 2 Appointed days

The day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Social Security Act 1985 which is specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this order is the day specified in relation to that provision in column (3) of that Schedule.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
Tony Newton
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Security
2nd September 1985

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Provision of the Social Security Act 1985
Subject Matter
Date of Coming into Force
(1)
(2)
(3)
Section 1
Short service benefit for members of schemes whose employment is terminated before age of 26
1st January 1986
Section 2 and Schedule 1
Transfer and revaluation
1st January 1986
Section 3 and Schedule 2, so far as they relate to the insertion into the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 of the following sections—
Section 56A;
Section 56E(1) (except paragraph (c)) and (2) to (8);
Section 56L(1) (except the words “or (c)” in paragraph (a), and paragraph (b)), (2) to (4), (5)(a), (c) (except so far as it applies to the registrar) and (d), and (6) to (8)
Information about schemes
1st January 1986
Part II of Schedule 3 and section 4 so far as it relates to that Part
Guaranteed minimum pensions
1st January 1986
Section 5
Managers of schemes
1st January 1986
Section 6(1) to (4)
Miscellaneous amendments relating to protection of pensions
1st January 1986
Section 14
Special hardship allowance
4th November 1985
Section 22(1)(a)
Housing benefits-subsidy
6th October 1985
The following paragraphs of Schedule 5 and section 29(1) so far as it relates to those paragraphs—
Minor and consequential amendments
Paragraphs 26, 29, 33 and 40
6th October 1985
Paragraphs 1 to 4, 18 to 21, 23, 24, 27, 28 and 30 to 32
1st January 1986
Paragraphs 25 and 38
6th April 1986
The following repeals in Schedule 6 and section 29(2) so far as it relates to those repeals—
Repeals
The repeal of paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 16 to the Social Security Act 1973
1st January 1986
The repeals in sections 26(2), 34(4) and 66, and of section 41A(4)(i), of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975
1st January 1986
The repeals of section 41B(4), and in section 59(5)(b), of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975
6th October 1985
The repeal in section 5(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977
16th September 1985
The repeal of section 22(9) to (11) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977
1st January 1986
The repeals of section 3(6) and in section 3(7) of the Social Security Act 1980
1st January 1986

## Explanatory note

This Order brings into operation, on various dates in 1985 and 1986, all those provisions of the Social Security Act 1985 which are not brought into operation either by section 32 of the Act itself or by the Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1125), except the provisions relating to the registration of occupational pension schemes.

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