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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-12-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3178",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-12-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999",
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  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 29TH NOVEMBER 1999",
  "text": "Provision of the Act\nSubject matter\nSection 1\nTransfer of functions to the Secretary of State\nSection 2\nUse of computers\nSection 4\nUnified appeal tribunals\nSection 8\nDecisions by the Secretary of State\nSections 9 and 10\nRevision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions\nSection 11\nRegulations with respect to decisions\nSection 12 and Schedules 2 and 3\nAppeal to appeal tribunal\nSection 13\nRedetermination etc. of appeals by 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 to 20\nMatters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by the Secretary of State and appeal tribunal\nSections 21 to 27\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\nCorrection of errors and setting aside of decisions\nSection 33\nChristmas bonus\nSections 36 to 38\nAppropriate officers, the social fund Commissioner and inspectors, and reviews of determinations\nSection 39\nInterpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act\nSection 74\nProvision of information\nSchedule 7 in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them–\nMinor and consequential amendments\nParagraph 4(1) and (2)\nHouse of Commons disqualification\nParagraph 11\nProvision as to forfeiture\nParagraphs 15 and 17\nRecovery of outstanding community charge by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance\nParagraph 47\nInterpretation of the Child Support Act 1991\nParagraph 55\nRecovery of fines etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance\nParagraphs 66 to 73\nMiscellaneous provisions relating to benefits, and social fund\nParagraph 79(1)\nRegulations about claims for and payments of benefit\nParagraph 81\nOverpayments\nParagraph 83\nLegal proceedings\nParagraph 84\nIssues arising in proceedings\nParagraph 88\nUnauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons\nParagraph 89\nRegulations as to notification of deaths\nParagraph 95\nEffect of alteration in the component rates of income support\nParagraph 97\nImplementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages\nParagraph 101\nDestination of payments\nParagraph 102\nFinancial review and report\nParagraph 103\nAllocations from social fund\nParagraphs 106 to 108\nReciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses\nParagraph 109\nRegulations and orders under the Administration Act\nParagraph 110\nInstruments containing provisions under certain provisions to be subject to the affirmative Parliamentary procedure\nParagraph 111\nInterpretation of the Administration Act\nParagraph 112\nExtent of the Administration Act\nParagraph 113\nUnauthorised disclosure of information by persons employed in social security administration or adjudication\nParagraph 116\nSupplementary benefit\nParagraph 117\nRecovery of council tax etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance\nParagraphs 118, 120(b) and 121(2)\nAppointment of chairmen of certain tribunals, and tribunals under supervision of Council on Tribunals\nParagraphs 123 to 125\nJudicial pensions—the offices which may be qualifying judicial offices, retirement provisions: the relevant offices, and retirement dates: transitional provisions\nParagraph 129\nPension Schemes—disclosure of information between government departments etc.\nParagraph 147\nIndustrial tribunals—power to provide for recoupment of benefits\nParagraphs 149 to 153\nReview of, and appeals against, certificates of recoverable benefits, and general interpretation of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997\nSchedule 8 in respect of the legislation specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to it–\nThe House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975\nThe Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983\nIn the Administration Act–\nPart II\nSection 116(6)\nIn section 189, in subsection (1), the words “subsection (2) below and to\", subsection (2), in subsection (4), the words “24 or\", in subsection (5), the words “(other than the power conferred by section 24 above)\", in subsection (6), the word “24,\" and subsection (10)\nSection 190(4)\nIn section 191, the definitions of “Commissioner\", “the disablement questions\", “5 year general qualification\", “President\" and “10 year general qualification\"\nIn section 192(5), the words “section 24;\"\nIn Schedule 4, in Part I, the entry headed “Adjudication officers\", in the entry headed “Adjudicating bodies\", paragraphs (b) to (d) and in the entry headed “The Social Fund\", the words “A social fund officer\"\nThe Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992\nThe Local Government Finance Act 1992\nThe Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992\nThe Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993\nThe Pension Schemes Act 1993\nSocial Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994\nThe Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994\nIn the Pensions Act 1995\nThe Industrial Tribunals Act 1996\nThe Arbitration Act 1996\nThe Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997\nThe Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997\nThe Social Security Act 1998\nRepeals",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Section 8 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act\")."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 10 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Section 12 and Schedule 3 were amended by paragraphs 25 and 36 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "Sections 13 and 14 were amended by paragraphs 26 and 27 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "Sections 18, 19 and 20 were amended by paragraphs 29, 30 and 31 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "Section 21 was amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "Section 28 was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "Section 39 was amended by paragraph 35 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "Certain provisions of Schedule 7 were repealed by Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "1991 c. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M11",
      "text": "1997 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M12",
      "text": "1975 c. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M13",
      "text": "1983 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M14",
      "text": "1992 c. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M15",
      "text": "1992 c. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M16",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M17",
      "text": "1993 c. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M18",
      "text": "1993 c. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M19",
      "text": "1994 c. 18."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M20",
      "text": "1994 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M21",
      "text": "1996 c. 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M22",
      "text": "1995 c. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M23",
      "text": "1996 c. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M24",
      "text": "1997 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M25",
      "text": "1997 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M26",
      "text": "1998 c. 14."
    }
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