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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-10-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2739",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-10-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 5TH OCTOBER 1999 FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2",
  "text": "Provision of the Act\nSubject matter\nSection 1(a)\nTransfer of functions of adjudication officers to Secretary of State\nSection 2(2)(a)\nUse of computers\nSection 4(1)(a), in so far as it relates to social security appeal tribunals and disability appeal tribunals, and (2)(a)\nUnified appeal tribunals\nSection 8(1)(a) and (c), (2), (3)(d) and (e), (4) and (5)\nDecisions by the Secretary of State\nSections 9 and 10(a)\nRevision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions\nSection 11(1) and (2), and (3) except the definition of “the current legislation” in so far as it relates to the Jobseekers Act, the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 and the definition of “the former legislation” in so far as it relates to the National Insurance Acts 1965 to 1974, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts 1965 to 1974 and the Social Security Act 1975\nRegulations with respect to decisions, and assistance from experts\nSection 12(1)(a) (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 6(a), 8 and 9 of Schedule 2) and (b) (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 3(a) and (c), 4, 5 (except in so far as that paragraph relates to section 71A of the Administration Act), 6 and 9 of Schedule 3), (2), (3), (4) (except in so far as it relates to section 74 of the Administration Act) and (6) to (9)\nAppeal to appeal tribunal\nSection 13\nRedetermination etc. of appeals by appeal tribunal\nSection 14 and Schedule 4\nAppeal from tribunal to Commissioner\nSection 15\nAppeal from Commissioner on point of law\nSection 16 and Schedule 5\nProcedure\nSection 17\nFinality of decisions\nSections 18(1) and 19\nMatters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by Secretary of State\nSection 20(1), (2) and (3)(a)\nMedical examination required by appeal tribunal\nSections 21 to 27 (except Section 26(8))\nSuspension and termination of benefit, decisions and appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases, and restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error\nSection 28 (except subsection (3)(c) to (e))\nCorrection of errors and setting aside of decisions\nSection 39\nInterpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act\nSchedule 7 in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them—\nMinor and consequential amendments—\nparagraph 79(1)\nClaims and payments\nparagraph 81\nOverpayments\nparagraphs 88 and 89\nDisclosure of information, and notification of deaths\nparagraphs 106 to 108\nReciprocal agreements and travelling expenses\nparagraph 109\nRegulations and orders under the Administration Act\nparagraph 112\nApplication to Northern Ireland\nparagraph 121(2)(a) and (c)\nTribunals under supervision of Council on Tribunals\nparagraph 123(1)(a)\nJudicial pensions—other appointments\nparagraph 124(1)(a)\nJudicial retirement—the relevant offices",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sections 8 and 10 are amended by paragraphs 22 and 23 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1965 c. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1965 c. 52."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1975 c. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1992 c. 5; section 71A was inserted by section 18 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Section 12 and Schedule 3 are amended by paragraphs 25 and 36 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Sections 13 and 14 are amended by paragraphs 26 and 27 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Sections 18 and 19 are amended by paragraphs 29 and 30 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Sections 20 and 21 are amended by paragraphs 31 and 32 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Sections 28 and 39 are amended by paragraphs 34 and 35 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Certain provisions of Schedule 7 are repealed by Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2739/schedule/1",
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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."
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