# The Social Security Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988, Article 2: Appointed days


The day appointed for the coming into force of—
(a) the provisions of the Social Security Act 1988 specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, is 17th March 1988;
(b) Schedule 4, paragraph 20 (housing benefit finance) and section 16(1) (minor and consequential amendments) in so far as it relates to it, is 1st April 1988;
(c) the provisions of the Social Security Act 1988 specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, is 6th April 1988;
(d) the provisions of that Act specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order, is 11th April 1988;
(e) section 6 (contribution conditions for short-term benefits), and section 16(2) in so far as it relates to the repeals in Schedule 5 of provisions in Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1975, is 2nd October 1988; and
(f) section 7 (unemployment benefit and occupational pensions), is 1st January 1989.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/520/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988/article-2
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