{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1986/section-84",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1986/section-84.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/50",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1986",
  "path": "section/84",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "84",
  "heading": "General interpretation.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n“the benefit Acts” means—\n(a) the Social Security Act 1973;\n(b) the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1991;\n(c) the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975;\n(d) the Child Benefit Act 1975;\n. . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .—\n(a) . . .\n(b) . . .—\n(i) . . .\n(ii) . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n“Housing Revenue Account rebate”, in relation to a local authority in England and Wales, means a rent rebate for a tenant of a Housing Revenue Account dwelling of that authority;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n“modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;\n. . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n. . .\n“prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . .\n. . .]\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) In this Act—\n(a) references to the United Kingdom include references to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom; and\n(b) references to Great Britain include references to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjacent to Great Britain.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "The following sections and schedules are repealed (1.7.1992) by the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) on consolidation: Ss. 18–29, 30(1)–(9)(11), 31–36, 37(1), 38, 40–51, 52(3)–(10), 53, 54(2), 55; words in s. 56(2)(a); ss. 56(2)(b)(3)(b)(4)–(4B), 58; words in s. 61(1)(3)–(5); s. 61(7)–(9); words in s. 61(10); ss. 62–69, 70(1), 73, 74, 79(3)(4); words in s. 80(1); ss. 81, 83(2)(3)(b)–(e); words in s. 83(5); words in s. 84(1); ss. 84(3), 85(1)(a)–(c)(f)(3)(c)(d)(4); words in s. 85(5); s. 85(7); words in s. 85(8)(9)–(12); Sch. 3 except para. 17; Sch.4; Sch. 5 paras 2–20 and Pt. II paras (b)(c); Sch. 6; Sch. 7; Sch. 8 paras 1–3, 5–7; Sch. 10 paras 10, 34, 40, 48, 54, 62–67, 68(2), 69, 70, 72, 74, 77, 83–88, 90–92, 95, 97–100, 103(a)(b), 104–107, 108(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Definitions in s. 84(1) repealed (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, s. 188, Sch. 5 Pt.I; S.I. 1994/86, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 84(1) substituted (12.2.1991) by Statutory Sick Pay Act 1991 (c. 3, SIF 113:1), s. 3(1)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Definition repealed (11.4.1988) by Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7), Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 84(2) repealed (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, s. 188, Sch. 5 Pt.I; S.I. 1994/86, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1973 c. 38."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1975 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1975 c. 61."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/50/section/84",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:54:52.965433+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}