The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/2780
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998.

(2) In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of and Schedules to the Social Security Act 1998.

Section 2 Appointed days

Subject to article 3 of this Order, the day appointed for the coming into force of–

(a) section 40 (child support: revision of decisions), in so far as it introduces provisions authorising the making of Regulations, paragraph 46(a) of Schedule 7 and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to it is 16th November 1998;

(b) section 76 (power to anticipate pensions up-rating order) is 16th November 1998; and

(c) section 40 in so far as not already in force is 7th December 1998.

Section 3 Savings and transitional provisions

(1) From and including 16th November 1998 the references in section 16(1) and (6) of the Child Support Act 1991 to a decision of the Secretary of State shall be treated as including references to a decision of the child support officer made on or before the coming into force of section 1(c).

(2) From and including 16th November 1998 until the coming into force of section 41, section 16(1) of the Child Support Act 1991 shall have effect as if the reference to section 17 were omitted.

(3) From and including 16th November 1998 until the coming into force of section 44, section 16(3) of the Child Support Act 1991 shall have effect as if the reference to section 28ZC were omitted.

(4) Notwithstanding the commencement of section 40, section 16 of the Child Support Act 1991 shall continue to apply with respect to any maintenance assessment which takes effect for the purposes of that Act on or before 8th December 1996 as though section 40 had not been commenced.

(5) Notwithstanding the commencement of paragraph 46(a) of Schedule 7, section 5192)(a)(iii) of the Child Support Act 1991 shall continue to apply with respect to–

(a) reviews under section 16 of that Act of maintenance assessments to which paragraph (4) of this article applies; and

(b) reviews under sections 17 to 19 of that Act as though paragraph 46(a) had not been commenced until such time as section 41 is commenced.