# The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999, Schedule 1: PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 29TH NOVEMBER 1999 Provision of the Act Subject matter Section 1 Transfer of functions to the Secretary of State Section 2 Use of computers Section 4 Unified appeal tribunals Section 8 Decisions by the Secretary of State Sections 9 and 10 Revision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions Section 11 Regulations with respect to decisions Section 12 and Schedules 2 and 3 Appeal to appeal tribunal Section 13 Redetermination etc. of appeals by tribunal Section 14 and Schedule 4 Appeal from tribunal to Commissioner Section 15 Appeal from Commissioner on point of law Section 16 and Schedule 5 Procedure Section 17 Finality of decisions Sections 18 to 20 Matters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by the Secretary of State and appeal tribunal Sections 21 to 27 Suspension 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 Section 28 Correction of errors and setting aside of decisions Section 33 Christmas bonus Sections 36 to 38 Appropriate officers, the social fund Commissioner and inspectors, and reviews of determinations Section 39 Interpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act Section 74 Provision of information Schedule 7 in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them– Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 4(1) and (2) House of Commons disqualification Paragraph 11 Provision as to forfeiture Paragraphs 15 and 17 Recovery of outstanding community charge by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance Paragraph 47 Interpretation of the Child Support Act 1991 Paragraph 55 Recovery of fines etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance Paragraphs 66 to 73 Miscellaneous provisions relating to benefits, and social fund Paragraph 79(1) Regulations about claims for and payments of benefit Paragraph 81 Overpayments Paragraph 83 Legal proceedings Paragraph 84 Issues arising in proceedings Paragraph 88 Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons Paragraph 89 Regulations as to notification of deaths Paragraph 95 Effect of alteration in the component rates of income support Paragraph 97 Implementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages Paragraph 101 Destination of payments Paragraph 102 Financial review and report Paragraph 103 Allocations from social fund Paragraphs 106 to 108 Reciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses Paragraph 109 Regulations and orders under the Administration Act Paragraph 110 Instruments containing provisions under certain provisions to be subject to the affirmative Parliamentary procedure Paragraph 111 Interpretation of the Administration Act Paragraph 112 Extent of the Administration Act Paragraph 113 Unauthorised disclosure of information by persons employed in social security administration or adjudication Paragraph 116 Supplementary benefit Paragraph 117 Recovery of council tax etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance Paragraphs 118, 120(b) and 121(2) Appointment of chairmen of certain tribunals, and tribunals under supervision of Council on Tribunals Paragraphs 123 to 125 Judicial pensions—the offices which may be qualifying judicial offices, retirement provisions: the relevant offices, and retirement dates: transitional provisions Paragraph 129 Pension Schemes—disclosure of information between government departments etc. Paragraph 147 Industrial tribunals—power to provide for recoupment of benefits Paragraphs 149 to 153 Review of, and appeals against, certificates of recoverable benefits, and general interpretation of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 Schedule 8 in respect of the legislation specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to it– The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 The Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 In the Administration Act– Part II Section 116(6) In 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) Section 190(4) In section 191, the definitions of “Commissioner", “the disablement questions", “5 year general qualification", “President" and “10 year general qualification" In section 192(5), the words “section 24;" In 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" The Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 The Local Government Finance Act 1992 The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 The Pension Schemes Act 1993 Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 In the Pensions Act 1995 The Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 The Arbitration Act 1996 The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 The Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 The Social Security Act 1998 Repeals --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3178/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-12-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.