PART II

Increases

4. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I to IV (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 1998) and Part V of the Second Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule A to this Act.

(2) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to death benefit under section 63 and bereavement grant (inserted by section 19 of this Act), on the 6th day of April, 1999,

(b) in so far as it relates to unemployment benefit, on the 27th day of May, 1999,

(c) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, health and safety benefit, injury benefit and disablement gratuity on the 31st day of May, 1999,

(d) in so far as it relates to retirement pension, invalidity pension and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1)(a) of the Act of 1996, on the 3rd day of June, 1999, and

(e) in so far as it relates to disablement pension, death benefit under section 60, 61 or 62 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, widow's and widower's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance, on the 4th day of June, 1999.

5. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I and II (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1998) of the Fourth Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule B to this Act.

(2) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance on the 26th day of May, 1999,

(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 31st day of May, 1999,

(c) in so far as it relates to disability allowance, on the 2nd day of June, 1999,

(d) in so far as it relates to pre-retirement allowance, one-parent family payment (other than where payable in respect of a widow or widower), carer's allowance and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1) (b) or (c) of the Act of 1996, on the 3rd day of June, 1999, and

(e) in so far as it relates to old age (non-contributory) pension, blind pension, widow's and widower's (non-contributory) pension, one-parent family payment payable in respect of a widow or widower and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, on the 4th day of June, 1999.

6. —(1) The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Part III (inserted by section 6 of the Act of 1998) of the following Part:

“PART III

Amounts of Child Benefit

”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1999.

7. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for section 198 (inserted by section 7 (3) of the Act of 1998) of the following section:

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 3rd day of June, 1999.

8. —(1) Section 10 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in subsection (1)(c) of “£25,400” for “£-549200” (inserted by section 8(1)(b) of the Act of 1998),

(b) the substitution in subsection (1)(d) (i) and (ii) of “£280” for “£-579” (inserted by section 8(1)(c) of the Act of 1998), and

(c) the substitution in subsection (1)(e) of “£35,000” for “£-599000” (inserted by section 8(1)(d) of the Act of 1998).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1999.

9. —(1) Section 18(1) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (d) of “£-559400” for “£24,200” (inserted by section 9(1) of the Act of 1998).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1999.