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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988/schedule/part-III",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/520",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988",
  "path": "schedule/part/III",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "(provisions coming into force on 11th april 1988)",
  "text": "Provisions of the Social Security Act 1988\nSubject Matter\nSection 2(4)—(10) and Schedule 1.\nIndustrial Injuries Benefit.\nSection 3.\nFamily credit.\nSection 11 and Schedule 3.\nSocial Fund.\nSchedule 4 in the respects specified below and section 16(1) so far as it relates to them—\nMinor and consequential amendments—\nparagraph 3\nGeneral.\nparagraph 5\nMaternity Allowance.\nparagraph 11 (except for the entry at section 50(1A)(c) relating to retirement allowance)\nIndustrial Injuries Benefit.\nparagraph 14\nReview of decisions.\nparagraphs 23, 24 and 25.\nIncome Support.\nThe following repeals in Schedule 5 and section 16(2) so far as it relates to them—\n(a) Section 4 of the Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964.\nWelfare Foods.\n(b) Section 61 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968.\nWelfare Foods.\n(c) Sections 59A(11) and 69 of the Social Security Act 1975.\nIndustrial Injuries Benefits.\n(d) Section 47(4) and (5) of the Adoption Act 1976.\n(e) The provisions of the National Health Service Act 1977 specified below—\n(i) Section 5(3).\n(ii) In Schedule 12, in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1), the words from “and regulations” to the end and sub-paragraph (2) and paragraph 5.\nNational Health Service — remission of charges and payment of travelling expenses.\n(f) Section 41(3) to (5) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978.\nIndustrial Injuries Benefits.\n(g) The provisions of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 specified below—\n(i) Section 85(5).\n(ii) In Schedule 11, in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1) the words from “and regulations” to the end, and sub-paragraph (2).\nNational Health Service — remission of charges and payment of travelling expenses.\n(h) Section 14 of the Social Security Act 1985.\nIndustrial Injuries Benefits.\n(j) The provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 specified below—\n(i) in section 20(6), the words “, beginning with the week in which a claim for it is made or is treated as made”.\nFamily Credit.\n(ii) section 23(8).\nIncome Support.\n(iii) in section 32, subsection (3), in subsection (4), the words “Social fund” and in subsection (8), the words “social fund”, in the second place where they occur and the words from “and” to the end.\nSocial Fund.\n(iv) in section 33(1), the words “social fund”.\n(v) in section 34(1)(a), the words “to him” and the words “social fund”, in the second place where they occur.\n(vi) in section 51(2), the words “social fund”.\n(vii) in section 52(6), the words “social fund”.\n(viii) in section 53(10), the words “social fund”.\n(ix) in section 63(7), the word “specified”, in the second place where it occurs.\nAnnual up-rating of benefits.\n(x) in section 84(1), the definition of “social fund payment”.\nSocial Fund.\n(xi) in Schedule 3, paragraph 5(3) to (8) and paragraphs 9 and 11.\nIndustrial Injuries Benefits.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1968 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 59A was inserted by the Social Security Act 1986, Schedule 3, paragraph 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1976 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1977 c. 49."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1978 c. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "1978 c. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1985 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "1986 c. 50."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/520/schedule/part/III",
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  },
  "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."
}