# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1977 S.I. 1977/618 · made 31 March 1977 This Order brings into operation, with effect from the dates specified in the Schedule to the Order, those provisions of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 for which operative dates are not already specified either in that Act or in the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/617). PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1977-commencement-no-2-order-1977/pdf/uksi_19770618_en.pdf ## Introductory text SOCIAL SECURITY Made 31st March 1977 The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 25(4) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:— ## 1 Citation This order may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1977. ## 2 Appointed days The day appointed for the coming into force of any provisions of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this order so far as that provision relates to any subject matter specified in column (2) of that Schedule shall be the date specified in column (3) of that Schedule in relation to that subject matter. ## Signature David Ennals Secretary of State for Social Services 31st March 1977 ## Provisions of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 Subject Matter Appointed Day (1) (2) (3) Section 1(1), (2), (6) and (7) Amendments relating to contributions 25th April 1977 Section 1(4) Amendment of paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1975 6th April 1978 Section 3 Increments of retirement pension for deferred retirement etc. 25th April 1977 Section 4(3) and (4) Other amendments relating to retirement pensions 25th April 1977 Section 6 Review of earnings rule operation 25th April 1977 Section 8(1) and (2) Increase of benefit for children in cases of partial satisfaction of contribution conditions 6th April 1979 Section 8(3) Increase of invalidity pension for wives and women with care of children in cases of partial satisfaction of contribution conditions 25th April 1977 Section 10 and Schedule 1 Revocation of Silicosis Schemes and abolition of boards administering Pneumoconiosis etc. and Supplementation Schemes 1st July 1977 Section 11 Miscellaneous amendments of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 1st July 1977 Section 12 Exercise by Order in Council of existing powers relating to benefits for death or disablement through service in the armed forces 25th April 1977 Section 13 Mobility allowances for certain persons eligible for invalid carriages 25th April 1977 Section 14(4) to (7) and (9) Amendments of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 25th April 1977 Section 17(1) Requalification for unemployment benefit 3rd April 1978 Section 17(2) Treating claim for one benefit as a claim also for another benefit 25th April 1977 Section 17(4) and (5) Provisions relating to the payment of child benefit under the Child Benefit Act 1975 25th April 1977 Section 17(6) Calculation of rate of invalidity pension under section 15 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 in certain cases 6th April 1979 Section 19 Inspectors for the purposes of the Family Income Supplements Act 1970 and the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 25th April 1977 Section 20 Modifications of the Social Security Act 1975, the Child Benefit Act 1975 and the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 in connection with reciprocal agreements 25th April 1977 Section 21 Calculation of guaranteed minimum pensions preserved under approved arrangements 6th April 1978 Section 22(1) Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as residing or not residing with another person 27th June 1977 Section 22(2) and (4) Substitution of words “living together as husband and wife” for words “co-habiting as man and wife” in the Social Security Act 1975 25th April 1977 Section 22(5) Amendment of section 93(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 (principal questions for determination by Secretary of State) 25th April 1977 Section 22(6) Amendment of section 164 of the Social Security Act 1975 (disclosure of information by Inland Revenue) 25th April 1977 Section 22(7), (8), (11), (12) and (14) Amendments relating to contracted-out employment under the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 25th April 1977 Section 22(9), (10) and (13) Further amendments relating to contracted-out employment under the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 6th April 1978 Section 22(15) Amendment of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 25th April 1977 Section 22(16) Amendments of the Family Income Supplements Act 1970 25th April 1977 Section 23 Financial provisions 25th April 1977 Section 24(6) and Schedule 2 Repeal of— (a) provisions of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 25th April 1977 (b) provisions of the Social Security Act 1975— (i) sections 1(5) (part) and 129(3) 25th April 1977 (ii) words in Schedule 20 27th June 1977 (c) provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 25th April 1977 (d) provisions of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 1st July 1977 (e) provisions of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 25th April 1977 (f) section 40(3) of the Employment Protection Act 1975 25th April 1977 (g) section 29 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 25th April 1977 ## Explanatory note This Order brings into operation, with effect from the dates specified in the Schedule to the Order, those provisions of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 for which operative dates are not already specified either in that Act or in the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/617). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/618 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1977-commencement-no-2-order-1977 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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