Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2950 (C. 87)

The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No.2) Order 2000

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(a) unless the context otherwise requires, references to numbered sections and numbered Schedules are references to the sections and Schedules bearing those numbers in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

(b) "the Administration Act" means the Social Security Administration Act 1992[2].

Provisions coming into force on 1st November 2000 for certain purposes
     2. 1st November 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of - 

(a) section 36 (report on cost of pension uprating in line with general earnings level);

(b) section 73 (Social Security Advisory Committee) for the purposes of inserting a new paragraph (af) into each of the definitions of "relevant enactments" and "relevant Northern Ireland enactments" in section 170(5) of the Administration Act so far as each new paragraph (af) refers to - 


(i) section 69 (discretionary financial assistance with housing); and

(ii) Schedule 7, paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 8 to 10, 12 to 16, 19, 20, 21 and 23 and, so far as relating to those paragraphs, paragraph 1 and section 68 (housing benefit and council tax benefit: revisions and appeals);



(c) Schedule 5, paragraph 10 (register of disqualified trustees) and section 56 so far as it relates to that paragraph; and

(d) Schedule 6 (social security investigation powers) - 



(i) paragraph 7;

(ii) paragraph 8 so far as it inserts section 121DA(1) and (7) into the Administration Act for the purposes of construing section 113 of that Act[3] as amended by paragraph 7;



and, so far as relating thereto, paragraph 1 and section 67.

Provisions coming into force on 1st November 2000 for regulation-making purposes
     3. 1st November 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of - 

(a) section 69;

(b) section 71 (recovery of housing benefit); and

(c) Schedule 7, paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 8 to 10, 12 to 16, 19, 20, 21 and 23 and, so far as relating to those paragraphs, paragraph 1 and section 68;

for the purposes of making regulations.

Provisions coming into force on 1st December 2000 for certain purposes
     4. 1st December 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 73 (Social Security Advisory Committee) for the purposes of inserting a new paragraph (af) into each of the definitions of "relevant enactments" and "relevant Northern Ireland enactments" in section 170(5) of the Administration Act so far as each new paragraph (af) refers to sections 62 to 65 (loss of benefit).

Provisions coming into force on 1st December 2000 for regulation-making purposes
     5. 1st December 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force, for the purposes of making regulations, of sections 62 to 65.

Provisions coming into force on 8th January 2001 for regulation-making and order-making purposes
     6. 8th January 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force, for the purposes of making regulations and of making orders, of sections 30 to 35 (and Schedule 4) (state second pension).



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.


Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Department of Social Security

31st October 2000

[2] 1992 c.5.back

[3] Section 113 was substituted by section 60 of the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) and amended by section 5 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).back