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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-8-and-savings-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1958",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-8-and-savings-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 5th JULY 1999 FOR PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2(1)(b)",
  "text": "Provision of the Act\nSubject matter\nSection 1(a)\nTransfer of adjudication officer’s functions 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 medical appeal tribunals, and (2)(a)\nUnified appeal tribunals\nSection 8(1)(a) and (c), (2), (3)(a) and (g), (4) and (5)\nDecisions by Secretary of State\nSections 9 and 10\nRevisions, 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 1995 and the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 and the definition of the former legislation in so far as it relates to Part II of the Social Security Act 1986\nRegulations with respect to decisions, and assistance from experts\nSection 12(1)(a) (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 4, 5, 6(a) 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, 7 and 9 of Schedule 3), (2), (3), (4) (except in so far as it relates to section 74 of the Administration Act) and (5) to (9)\nAppeal to appeal tribunal\nSection 13\nRedetermination etc. of appeals\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 25\nSuspension and termination of benefits, and decisions dependent on other cases\nSection 26\nAppeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases\nSection 27\nRestrictions on entitlement to benefit in cases of error\nSection 28 (except subsection (3)(d) and (e))\nCorrection of errors, and setting aside of decisions\nSections 29 and 30\nIndustrial accidents\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 11\nprovision as to forfeiture\nparagraphs 63 to 65\nprovisions concerned with industrial injuries and diseases\nparagraphs 66 to 71\nmiscellaneous provisions relating to benefits\nparagraph 79(1)\nclaims and payments\nparagraph 81\noverpayments\nparagraph 84\nissues arising in proceedings\nparagraphs 88 and 89\ndisclosure of information, and notification of deaths\nparagraphs 101 and 102\ngeneral financial matters\nparagraphs 106 to 108\nreciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses\nparagraph 111(b)\ndefinition of “claimant\"\nparagraph 115\nold cases payments\nparagraph 129\ninformation about pensions\nparagraphs 130(2) and 131\ndecisions and appeals about pension schemes\nSchedule 8 in respect of the repeals specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to them—\nrepeals\nin the Administration Act—\nsection 164(5)(a)\nin the Pension Schemes Act 1993—\nsection 167(4)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Sections 8 and 10 are amended by paragraphs 22 and 23 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1995 c.18."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1997 c.27."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1992 c.5; section 71A was inserted by section 18 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "Section 12 and Schedule 3 are amended by paragraphs 25 and 36 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "Sections 13 and 14 are amended by paragraphs 26 and 27 respectively of that Schedule."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "Sections 16, 18 and 19 are amended by paragraphs 28, 29 and 30 respectively of that Schedule."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "Sections 20 and 21 are amended by paragraphs 31 and 32 respectively of that Schedule."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "Sections 28 and 39 are amended by paragraphs 34 and 35 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "Certain provisions of Schedule 7 are repealed by Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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