SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3U.K. Transitional Provisions and Savings

Part IIIU.K. Specific Transitional Provisions and Savings (including some retained from previous Acts)

Social Security Benefits Act 1975: commencement and transitional provisionsE+W+S

29(1)The affirmative procedure provisions shall not apply to any regulations, order or scheme if—E+W+S

(a)the instrument containing the regulations states that they are made, or the instrument containing the order or scheme states that it is made, in consequence of the 1975 amending Act or provisions of the consolidations replacing those of that Act; and

(b)the regulations are made, or the order or scheme is made, before the expiration of 6 months beginning with the passing of the 1975 amending Act.

(2)Where, apart from sub-paragraph (1) above, any of the affirmative procedure provisions would apply to an instrument, that instrument shall instead be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(3)In this paragraph “the affirmative procedure provisions” means section 167(1) of the new Act and section 4(8)(a) of the Old Cases Act.