Social Security Act 1973 - legislation

1 Social Security Act 1973 CHAPTER 38 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I THE BASIC SCHEME CHAPTER I : CoNI MUTIONs Preliminary Section 1. Outline of basic scheme contributory system. The four classes of contributions 2. Class 1 contributions. 3. Class 2 contributions. 4. Class 3 contributions. 5. Class 4 contributions. 6. General power to regulate liability for contributions. Alteration of rates, etc., by order 7. Annual review of contributions. 8. Additional power to alter figures in ss. 2 to 5. CHAPTER II: BENEFITS Preliminary 9. Descriptions of benefits; the earnings factor; crediting of contributions. Unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and invalidity benefit 10. Unemployment benefit and sickness benefit. 11. Invalidity benefit. 12. Determination of days for which benefit is payable. 13. Exhaustion of, and requalification for, unemployment benefit.

2 14. Disqualifications and special conditions. A ii c. 38 Social Security Act 1973 Section Attendance allowance 15. Attendance allowance. Maternity benefit 16. Maternity grant. 17. Maternity allowance. 18. Supplementary provisions as to maternity benefit. Widow's benefit 19. Widow's allowance. 20. Widowed mother's allowance. 21. Widow's pension. Guardian's allowance 22. Guardian's allowance. Retirement pensions and age addition 23. Matters affecting entitlement to pension. 24. Category A retirement pension. 25. Category B retirement pension (for a woman, based on her husband's contributions). 26. Supplementary provisions as to Category A and B retire- ment pensions. 27. Category C and D retirement pensions for old people, and related benefits. 28. Age addition. Child's special allowance 29. Child's special allowance. 30. Death grant.

3 Death grant Child dependants 31. Increase of benefit for child dependants. 32. Additional provisions as to increase under s. 31. 33. Limitations on payment of benefit in respect of child dependants. Adult dependants 34. Increase of certain short-term benefits in respect of adult dependants. 35. Increase of long-term benefit in respect of adult dependants. Social Security Act 1973 c. 38 Section Supplementary 36. Review of provision for chronically sick and disabled persons. 37. Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions. 38. Ancillary provisions about benefit. Annual review of benefits 39. Annual review of benefits for purpose of up-rating. CHAPTER III: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Modifications for special categories of earners 40. Crown servants, armed forces, etc. 41. Mariners and airmen. 42. Married women and widows. 43. Persons outside Great Britain.

4 Finance 44. The National Insurance Fund. 45. Destination of contributions and Treasury supplements. 46. General financial arrangements. 47. Reports by Government Actuary. National Insurance Advisory Committee 48. The Committee and its functions. Northern Ireland 49. The basic scheme in Northern Ireland. Foreign systems of Social Security 50. Reciprocal agreements with other countries. PART II OCCUPATIONAL PENSION schemes Recognition 51. Recognised pensionable employment. 52. Certification of employments. 53. Minimum personal pension (entitlement). 54. Rate of minimum personal pension. 55. Minimum death benefit (entitlement). iii A2 iv c. 38 Social Security Act 1973 Section 56. Rate or amount of minimum death benefit. 57. Increase of pension after it comes into payment. 58. Transfer of benefit between schemes : linked qualifying service.

5 59. Financing and Security of minimum benefits. 60. Provisions barring commutation, surrender or forfeiture of minimum benefit. 61. Minimum benefit to be inalienable. 62. Supervision of schemes after withdrawal of recognition. Preservation of benefit under occupational pension schemes 63. Requirements relating to preservation of benefits. Modification and winding-up of schemes 64. Modification and winding-up by order of Occupational Pensions Board. 65. Modification, etc., of public service pension schemes . The Occupational Pensions Board 66. Establishment of the Board; their functions and procedure. 67. Review of Board's determinations. 68. Submission to the Board of proposals to make regulations. Miscellaneous 69. Rule against perpetuities. 70. Legal restrictions of doubtful application. 71. Friendly societies. 72. Fees for official services to schemes .

6 PART III THE RE5 ERvE PENsIoN SCHEME Establishment of the scheme under the Reserve Pension Board 73. The Reserve Pension Board. 74. The Reserve Pension Fund. 75. Management of the Fund and its investments. 76. Annual report to Secretary of State. Contributions and premiums payable to the Fund 77. Reserve scheme contributions. 78. Reserve scheme premium on termination of recognised pensionable employment. 79. Deduction of premium from refund of contributions. Social Security Act 1973 c. 38 Section Reserve scheme pensions 80. Reserve scheme personal pension. 81. Reserve scheme widow's pension. 82. Declaration of bonuses by Reserve Pension Board. 83. Supplementary provisions as to reserve scheme pensions. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL Adjudication 84. Questions arising under the basic scheme. 85. Questions arising under the reserve scheme.

7 86. References and appeals from the two Boards. 87. National Insurance Commissioners. Administration, enforcement, etc. 88. Administrative provisions. 89. Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue. 90. Exemption from stamp duty. 91. Information to be given to employees. 92. Offences, penalties and proceedings. 93. Priority of certain debts in bankruptcy, etc. The Industrial Injuries Acts 94. Assimilation of Industrial Injuries Acts to basic scheme. Northern Ireland 95. Further provisions as to Northern Ireland. Subordinate legislation 96. Orders and regulations (general provisions). 97. Parliamentary control of orders and regulations. General 98. Financial provisions. 99. Interpretation. 100. Transitional provisions; minor and consequential amend- ments; repeals. 101. Citation and commencement. v A3 Social Security Act 1973 SCHEDULES : The basic scheme Schedule 1-Supplementary provisions relating to con- tributions of Classes 1, 2 and 3.

8 Schedule 2-Levy of Class 4 contributions by Inland Revenue. Schedule 3-Contribution conditions for basic scheme benefit. Schedule 4-Rates of basic scheme benefits, grants and increases for dependants. Schedule 5-Meaning of " unemployability supplement or allowance ". Schedule 6-Earnings-related supplement and addition. Schedule 7-The Attendance Allowance Board; miscel- laneous provisions as to attendance allowance. Schedule 8-Method of treating deceased husband's contributions as those of his widow, so as to entitle her to Category A retire- ment pension. Schedule 9-Cases in which death grant is payable under s. 30. Schedule 10-Ancillary provisions as to basic scheme benefit (and also other benefits). Schedule 11-Benefits which may be up-rated by order under s. 39. Schedule 12-The National Insurance Advisory Com- mittee. Schedule 13-Adaptation of Part I, and other provisions, for Northern Ireland.

9 Schedule 14-Constitution, etc., of Joint Authority for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Occupational pension schemes Schedule 15-General provisions as to recognised pensionable employments and recog- nised schemes . Schedule 16-Requirements as to preservation of benefit under occupational pension schemes . Schedule 17-The Occupational Pensions Board. The reserve scheme Schedule 18-The Reserve Pension Board and Reserve Pension Fund. Schedule 19-Supplementary provisions as to reserve scheme premiums. Schedule 20-Computation of weekly rate of reserve scheme personal pension. Social Security Act 1973 c. 38 Miscellaneous and general Schedule 21-Part IV of National Insurance Act 1965. Schedule 22-Miscellaneous administrative provisions. Schedule 23-Proceedings. Schedule 24-Priority of debts in cases of personal and company insolvency.

10 Schedule 25-Adaptation of certain provisions of Part IV for Northern Ireland. Schedule 26-Transitional provisions. Schedule 27-Minor and consequential amendments. Schedule 28-Repeals. vii A4 ELIZABETH II c. 38 1 Social Security Act 1973 1973 CHAPTER 38 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).