# The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999, Schedule 1: PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 5th JULY 1999 FOR PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2(1)(b)


Provision of the Act
Subject matter
Section 1(a)
Transfer of adjudication officer’s functions to Secretary of State
Section 2(2)(a)
Use of computers
Section 4(1)(a), in so far as it relates to social security appeal tribunals and medical appeal tribunals, and (2)(a)
Unified appeal tribunals
Section 8(1)(a) and (c), (2), (3)(a) and (g), (4) and (5)
Decisions by Secretary of State
Sections 9 and 10
Revisions, and decisions superseding earlier decisions
Section 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
Regulations with respect to decisions, and assistance from experts
Section 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)
Appeal to appeal tribunal
Section 13
Redetermination etc. of appeals
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(1) and 19
Matters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by Secretary of State
Section 20(1), (2) and (3)(a)
Medical examination required by appeal tribunal
Sections 21 to 25
Suspension and termination of benefits, and decisions dependent on other cases
Section 26
Appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases
Section 27
Restrictions on entitlement to benefit in cases of error
Section 28 (except subsection (3)(d) and (e))
Correction of errors, and setting aside of decisions
Sections 29 and 30
Industrial accidents
Section 39
Interpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act
Schedule 7 in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them—
Minor and consequential amendments—
paragraph 11
provision as to forfeiture
paragraphs 63 to 65
provisions concerned with industrial injuries and diseases
paragraphs 66 to 71
miscellaneous provisions relating to benefits
paragraph 79(1)
claims and payments
paragraph 81
overpayments
paragraph 84
issues arising in proceedings
paragraphs 88 and 89
disclosure of information, and notification of deaths
paragraphs 101 and 102
general financial matters
paragraphs 106 to 108
reciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses
paragraph 111(b)
definition of “claimant"
paragraph 115
old cases payments
paragraph 129
information about pensions
paragraphs 130(2) and 131
decisions and appeals about pension schemes
Schedule 8 in respect of the repeals specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to them—
repeals
in the Administration Act—
section 164(5)(a)
in the Pension Schemes Act 1993—
section 167(4)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1958/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: 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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