Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Outline of contributory system 2 Categories of earners 3 "Earnings" 4 Class 1 contributions (incidence) 5 Class 1 standard and reduced rates 6 Class 1 exemptions 7 Class 2 contributions 8 Class 3 contributions 9 Class 4 contributions recoverable under Tax Acts 10 Class 4 contributions recoverable under regulations 11 General power to regulate liability for contributions 12 Descriptions of contributory benefits 13 Contribution conditions and the earnings factor 14 Unemployment benefit and sickness benefit 15 Invalidity pension 16 Invalidity allowance 17 Determination of days for which benefit is payable 18 Duration of unemployment benefit 19 Loss of employment due to stoppage of work 20 Other disqualifications, etc. 21 Maternity grant 22 Maternity allowance 23 Supplementary provisions as to maternity benefit 24 Widow's allowance 25 Widowed mother's allowance 26 Widow's pension 27 Matters affecting entitlement to pension 28 Category A retirement pension 29 Category B retirement pension 30 Category A and B pensions (supplementary) 31 Child's special allowance 32 Death grant 33 Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions 34 Descriptions of non-contributory benefits 35 Attendance allowance 36 Non-contributory invalidity pension 37 Invalid care allowance 38 Guardian's allowance 39 Retirement benefits for the aged 40 Age addition 41 Beneficiary's dependent children 42 Additional provisions as to increase under s.41 43 Limits of increase for dependent children 44 Short term benefit: increase for adult dependants 45 Pension increase (wife) 46 Pension increase (female with care of children) 47 Invalidity pension (dependant relative) 48 Pension increases supplementary provisions 49 Beneficiaries under ss.36 and 37 50 Descriptions of industrial injuries benefits 51 Relevant employments 52 Earner acting in breach of regulations, etc. 53 Earner travelling in employer's transport 54 Accidents happening while meeting emergency 55 Accident caused by another's misconduct, etc. 56 Injury benefit 57 Disablement gratuity and pension 58 Unemployability supplement 59 Increase of unemployability supplement 60 Increase of disablement pension for special hardship 61 Increase where constant attendance needed 62 Increase during hospital treatment 63 Increase for exceptionally severe disablement 64 Beneficiary's dependent children 65 Additional provisions as to increase under s.64 66 Adult dependants 67 Widow's benefit (entitlement) 68 Widow's benefit (rate) 69 Widower's benefit (entitlement and rate) 70 Children of deceased's family 71 Parents 72 Relatives 73 Woman having care of deceased's children 74 Beneficiary previously maintained by deceased 75 Death of person with constant attendance allowance 76 Benefit in respect of industrial disease, etc. 77 General provisions as to benefit under s.76 78 Respiratory diseases 79 Claims and awards 80 Claims in the alternative 81 Payment 82 Disqualification and suspension 83 Disqualifications disregarded for certain purposes 84 Persons maintaining dependants, etc. 85 Overlapping benefits 86 Set-off of overpayments 87 Benefit to be inalienable 88 Notification of accidents, etc. 89 Medical examination and treatment 90 Obligations of claimants 91 Adjustments for successive accidents 92 Benefit forgone for unabated sick pay 93 Principal questions for Secretary of State 94 Appeal on question of law 95 Other questions for Secretary of State 96 Review of decisions under ss.93, 95 97 Adjudicating officials and bodies 98 Claims and questions to be submitted to insurance officer 99 Decision of insurance officer 100 Appeal to local tribunal 101 Appeal from local tribunal to Commissioner 102 Questions first arising on appeal 103 Reference of special questions 104 Review of decisions 105 Attendance Allowance Board 106 Review of, and appeal from, Board's decision 107 Declaration that accident is an industrial accident 108 Disablement questions 109 Medical appeals and references 110 Review of medical decisions 111 Reference to single doctor 112 Appeal etc. on question of law to Commissioner 113 Adjudication as to industrial diseases 114 Regulations as to determination of questions 115 Procedure 116 Tribunal of 3 Commissioners 117 Finality of decisions 118 Questions as to child or family 119 Effect of adjudication on payment and recovery 120 Annual review of contributions 121 Orders under s.120 (supplementary) 122 Additional power to alter contributions 123 Orders under s.122 (supplementary) 124 Power to increase rates of benefit 125 Duty to increase certain benefits 126 Supplementary provisions as to up-rating 127 Crown employment 128 Her Majesty's forces 129 Mariners, airmen, etc. 130 Married women and widows 131 Persons outside Great Britain 132 Employment at sea (continental shelf operations) 133 National Insurance Fund 134 Destination of contributions and Treasury supplements 135 General financial arrangements 136 Payments for purposes of s.92 137 Financial review and report 138 National Insurance Advisory Committee 139 Committee to be consulted as to regulations 140 Advisory functions in relation to attendance allowance 141 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council 142 Co-ordination with Northern Ireland 143 Reciprocity with other countries 144 Appointment and powers of inspectors 145 Duty to submit to inspection 146 Offences and penalties 147 General provisions as to prosecutions 148 Questions arising in proceedings 149 Evidence of non-payment 150 Recovery on prosecution 151 Proof of previous offences 152 Provisions supplementary to ss.150, 151 153 Priority in bankruptcy, etc. 154 Research on industrial injuries, etc. 155 Control of pneumoconiosis 156 Accidents in course of illegal employment 157 Persons treated as employers for certain purposes 158 Supplementary schemes 159 Payments for pre-1948 cases 160 Provisions relating to age, death and marriage 161 Furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc. 162 Treatment of certain marriages 163 Exemption from stamp duty 164 Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue 165 Deputy Government Actuary 166 Orders and regulations (general provisions) 167 Parliamentary control of orders and regulations 168 Interpretation 169 Citation, extent and commencement SCHEDULE 1 Supplementary provisions relating to Contributions of Classes 1, 2 and 3 SCHEDULE 2 Levy of Class 4 Contributions with Income Tax SCHEDULE 3 Contribution Conditions for Entitlement to Benefit SCHEDULE 4 Rates of Benefits, Grants and Increases for Dependants SCHEDULE 5 Meaning of "unemployability supplement or allowance" SCHEDULE 6 Earnings-related Supplement and Addition SCHEDULE 7 Method of treating deceased Husband's Contributions as those of his Widow, so as to entitle her to Category A Retirement Pension SCHEDULE 8 Assessment of Extent of Disablement SCHEDULE 9 Limits of Entitlement to Industrial Death Benefit SCHEDULE 10 Supplementary Provisions as to Local Tribunals, Commissioners, Etc SCHEDULE 11 Attendance Allowance Board SCHEDULE 12 Medical Boards and Medical Appeal Tribunals SCHEDULE 13 Provision which may be made by Procedure Regulations SCHEDULE 14 Provisions applicable on Alteration of Benefit Rates SCHEDULE 15 National Insurance Advisory Committee SCHEDULE 16 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council SCHEDULE 17 Constitution, etc., of Joint Authority for Great Britain and Northern Ireland SCHEDULE 18 Priority of Debts in Cases of Personal and Company Insolvency SCHEDULE 19 Supplementary Schemes SCHEDULE 20 Glossary of Expressions
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140 Advisory functions in relation to attendance allowance
The Attendance Allowance Board shall have (in addition to their other functions)—
(a) the functions of advising the Secretary of State on such matters as he may refer to them relating to—
(i) the operation of provisions of this Act in relation to attendance allowance (including questions as to the advisability of amending those provisions),
(ii) the exercise, in relation to attendance allowance, of his powers under those provisions ; and
(b) such other functions, if any, as the Secretary of State may determine.
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140 Advisory functions in relation to attendance allowance
The Attendance Allowance Board shall have (in addition to their other functions)—
(a) the functions of advising the Secretary of State on such matters as he may refer to them relating to—
(i) the operation of provisions of this Act in relation to attendance allowance (including questions as to the advisability of amending those provisions),
(ii) the exercise, in relation to attendance allowance, of his powers under those provisions ; and
(b) such other functions, if any, as the Secretary of State may determine.
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