The Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20) or the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to establish the Supplementary Benefits Scheme whereby the National Assistance Board was transformed into the Supplementary Benefit Board. By merging this with the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, the new Ministry of Social Security was created. The Act received royal assent on 3 August 1966.
Subsequent developments Section 39(3) of, and schedule 8 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 35(3) of, and part I of schedule 8 to, the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976, which came into force on 15 November 1976.
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