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

• Citation: S.I. 2001/2316
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation 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.

Section 2 Appointed 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 1992 .