Explanatory note

This Order provides for the coming into force of provisions of the Social Security Act 1989 on the following dates—

21st July 1989 for the provisions in—

• paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments), which relates to joint citations,

• sections 9 to 13, relating to unemployment benefit and to income support and unemployment, for the purpose only of authorising the making of Regulations; 1st October 1989 for the provisions in—

• section 7 and Schedule 1 (except paragraph 8(7) and (8)), together with the associated repeals in Schedule 9, which relate to abolition of the earnings rule etc.,

• paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 3 (adjudication), which relates to review of decisions,

• paragraphs 1 to 5, 9 to 13 and 15 of Schedule 6, which contain amendments relating to occupational and personal pensions,

• paragraphs 1, 8 to 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 to 28 of Schedule 7 (pre-consolidation amendments),

• paragraphs 14 and 15 of Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments).

5th October 1989 for the provision in section 1, which relates to primary Class 1 contributions, in respect of contributions on earnings paid in any tax week beginning on or after 5th October 1989. 9th October 1989 for the provisions in—

• section 5 relating to liability of parents to maintain children under 19 in respect of whom income support is paid,

• section 8 relating to increase of age limit to 80 in respect of mobility allowance,

• sections 9 to 13, relating to unemployment benefit and to income support and unemployment, to the extent that they do not come into force on 21st July 1989,

• paragraphs 2,3,7 and 16 of Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments).