Social Security Pensions Act 1975

68Short title, citation and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

(2)The [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975 and this Act may be cited together as the Social Security Acts 1975.

(3)The following provisions of this Act have the same extent as the [1971 c. 56.] Pensions (Increase) Act 1971—

(a)section 59 ;

(b)paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 ;

(c)Schedule 5, so far as it repeals provisions of that Act.

(4)Section 57 of this Act extends to Northern Ireland; and this Act extends to Northern Ireland so far as it—

(a)amends sections 66, 67(4) and 89 of, and Schedule 17 to, the [1973 c. 38.] Social Security Act 1973 ;

(b)amends section 99(1) of that Act by inserting definitions of " the Pensions Act " and " state scheme premium " ;

(c)repeals Part III and section 89(3)(c) and (4) of that Act, and Schedules 18 to 20 to that Act;

(d)by section 65(2) and Part II of Schedule 4 amends the [1975 c. 15.] Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and the [1975 c. 18.] Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 and reinstates paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the [1975 c. 11.] Social Security Benefits Act 1975 ;

(e)repeals paragraphs 47 and (in part) 58 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975;

(f)amends or repeals provisions of the [1970 c. 10.] Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 ;

(g)amends provisions of the [1971 c. 68.] Finance Act 1971 ;

(h)repeals provisions of the [1958 c. 51.] Public Records Act 1958, the [1972 c. 11.] Superannuation Act 1972, the [1972 c. 48.] Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972, the [1974 c. 9.] Pensions (Increase) Act 1974 and the [1975 c. 24.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 ;

but subject to the foregoing provisions of this subsection and to subsection (3) above, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.