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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Social Security Act 1973 (c.38)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Social Security Act 1973

1973 CHAPTER 38

Contents

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  1. PART I

    The Basic Scheme

    1. 1.

    2. 2–22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 23.

    4. 24–50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. PART II

    Occupational Pension Schemes

    1. Recognition

      1. 51. Recognised pensionable employment

      2. 52.

      3. 53—57... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 58. Transfer of benefit between schemes: linked qualifying service

      5. 59. Financing and security of minimum benefits

      6. 60—62... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Preservation of benefit under occupational pension schemes

      1. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Modification and winding-up of schemes

      1. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. The Occupational Pensions Board

      1. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Miscellaneous

      1. 69. Rule against perpetuities

      2. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 72.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. PART III

    1. 73—83... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. PART IV

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Adjudication

      1. 84.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 85.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 87.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Administration, enforcement, etc

      1. 88.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 89.Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue

      3. 90.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 92.

      6. 93.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 94.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Northern Ireland

      1. 95. Further provisions as to Northern Ireland

    4. Subordinate legislation

      1. 96. Orders and regulations (general provisions)

      2. 97. Parliamentary control of orders and regulations

    5. General

      1. 98. Financial provisions

      2. 99. Interpretation

      3. 100. Transitional provisions; minor and consequential amendments; repeals

      4. 101. Citation and commencement

  5. SCHEDULES 1–14

  6. SCHEDULE 15

  7. SCHEDULE 16

  8. SCHEDULE 17

  9. SCHEDULES 18–20

  10. SCHEDULE 21

  11. SCHEDULE 22

  12. SCHEDULE 23

  13. SCHEDULE 24

  14. SCHEDULE 25

  15. SCHEDULE 26

  16. SCHEDULE 27

    Minor and Consequential amendments

  17. SCHEDULE 28

    Repeals

An Act to establish a basic scheme of social security contributions and benefits replacing the National Insurance Acts, to assimilate to it the operation of the Industrial Injuries Acts and the Old Cases Acts; to make further provision with respect to occupational pension schemes (including schemes financed from public funds), to establish an Occupational Pensions Board with functions in respect of such schemes (including in particular functions with respect to the recognition of schemes, the preservation of benefits and the modification of schemes for the purpose of obtaining recognition and other purposes); to establish a contributory reserve pension scheme under a Reserve Pension Board providing pensions in respect of service in employment which is not recognised pensionable employment; and for purposes connected with those matters.

[18th July 1973]X1

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C2Act excluded (1. 7. 1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para.15.

C3Act excluded (1. 7. 1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para.15.

Extent Information

E1Act extends to the United Kingdom, for minor variations see s. 95

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 101(2).

Editorial Information

X1The base date version of this Act is as revised to 1.7.1992 and takes account of the effects on it of the consolidating legislation which came into force at that date.

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