Section 170 — Social Security Administration Act 1992: The Social Advisory Committee

The Social Advisory Committee 170 1 The Social Security Advisory Committee (in this Act referred to as “ the Committee ”) constituted under section 9 of the Social Security Act 1980 shall continue in being by that name—

a to give (whether in pursuance of a reference under this Act or otherwise) advice and assistance to the Secretary of State in connection with the discharge of his functions under the relevant enactments;

b to give (whether in pursuance of a reference under this Act or otherwise) advice and assistance to the Northern Ireland Department in connection with the discharge of its functions under the relevant Northern Ireland enactments;

and c to perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Committee under any enactment.

2 Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution of the Committee and the other matters there mentioned.

3 The Secretary of State may from time to time refer to the Committee for consideration and advice such questions relating to the operation of any of the relevant enactments as he thinks fit (including questions as to the advisability of amending any of them).

4 The Secretary of State shall furnish the Committee with such information as the Committee may reasonably require for the proper discharge of its functions.

5 In this Act— “ the relevant enactments ” means— the provisions of the Contributions and Benefits Act , this Act and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 , except as they apply to industrial injuries benefit and Old Cases payments; the provision of the Jobseekers Act 1995; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; and the provisions of Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 72 of that Act; sections ... , 72 and 79 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; section 42 ... and sections 69 and 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000; sections 6A to 11 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001; the provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002; section 7 of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004; the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; sections 32 and 33 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; Part 4 of that Act; sections 96 to 97 of that Act; and the provisions of Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014; section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014; sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016; the provisions of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Consequential Provisions Act, except as they apply to industrial injuries benefit; and “ the relevant Northern Ireland enactments ” means— the provisions of the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act and the Northern Ireland Administration Act, except as they apply to Northern Ireland industrial injuries benefit and payments under Part I of Schedule 8 to the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act; and any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995; and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; and any provision in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 72 of that Act; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections ..., 72 and 79 of the Welfare reform and Pensions Act 1999; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to section 42, any of sections 69 and 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 ; and any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections 6A to 11 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001; and any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002; and Article 9 of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections 32 and 33 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to Part 4 of that Act; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections 96 to 97 of that Act; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to the provisions of Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014; any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016; the provisions of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, except as they apply to Northern Ireland industrial injuries benefit; and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and in this definition— “ Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; “ Northern Ireland industrial injuries benefit ” means benefit under Part V of the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act other than under Schedule 8 to that Act.