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The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/2316 · Made 26 June 2001

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 26th June 2001

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 79(3), (4) and 87(2) of the Social Security Act 1998f1 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 14.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2001.

(2)

In this Order the “1998 Act” means the Social Security Act 1998.

2Appointed day

The appointed day is 2nd July 2001 for the coming into force of—

(a)

paragraphs 79(2) and 80 of Schedule 7 to, and in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, section 86(1) of the 1998 Act;

(b)

in so far as it relates to housing benefit, paragraph 79(1)(b) of Schedule 7 to the 1998 Act and section 86(1) of that Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph; and

(c)

Schedule 8 to, and section 86(2) of the 1998 Act in respect of the repeal of—

(i)

section 6(1)(n) and (o) (council tax benefit) and

(ii)

section 5(1)(n) and (o) and (4) (housing benefit)

of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Malcolm Wicks

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

26th June 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force on 2nd July 2001 of further provisions of the Social Security Act 1998 in respect of repeals relating to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.