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An Act to amend the provisions of the National Insurance Acts 1965 to 1973, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts 1965 to 1973 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Acts 1967 to 1973 as to the rate or amount of benefit and contributions; to amend section 39 of the Social Security Act 1973 and to make minor amendments of certain other enactments relating to social security; and for purposes connected with those matters.
[13th May 1974]
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent by s. 8(4), Sch. 5 (now repealed); Act wholly in force at 13. 6. 1974
F1Ss. 1–4 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
F1S. 5 repealed by Social Security Benefits Act 1975 (c. 11), Sch. 6 Pt. I
F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)The enactments specified in Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (which are amendments in connection with the consolidation of enactments relating to social security and other minor amendments).
F1S. 6(1)(3) repealed (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 3, 7(2), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3 para. 6)
F2S. 6(2) repealed with saving by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), ss. 2, 4, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 25
F3S. 6(4) repealed (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, s. 188(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I (with ss. 6(8), 164); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2
C1S. 6: certain functions transferred by S.I. 1984/1818, art. 2(c), Sch.
C2The text of s. 6(5) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
E1S. 6 (4)(5) only extends to Northern Ireland as provided by s. 8(6)(a)
P1S. 6: power conferred by s. 6 exercised by S.I. 1975/572; 1984/451, 614; 1986/2218; 1987/214
P2S. 6: power exercised by S.I. 1991/167.
F1Ss. 7, 8(2)–(4) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
(1)This Act may be cited as the National Insurance Act 1974.
(2)–(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
(6)The following provisions only of this Act extend to Northern Ireland, namely—
(a)subsections (1) and (3) of section 6, so far as those subsections relate to a decision or record of a decision given with respect to any question arising under or in connection with the M1Social Security Act 1973 . . . F3, and subsections (4) and (5) of that section;
(b)this section . . . F3;
(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3;
(d)Schedules 4 to 6 so far as they relate to enactments which extend to Northern Ireland . . . F3
F1Ss. 7, 8(2)–(4) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
F2S. 8(5) repealed by Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71), Sch. 8 Pt. I
F3Words and s. 8(6)(c) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
C1Unreliable marginal note
M11973 c. 38.
National Insurance Act 1974