Old Age Pensions Act 1936

Old Age Pensions Act 1936[a]
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the enactments relating to non-contributory Old Age Pensions.
Citation26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 31
Territorial extent [b]
Dates
Royal assent14 July 1936
Commencement1 January 1937[c]
Repealed2 December 1966[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
  • Pensions and Determination of Needs Act 1943
  • National Insurance (No.2) Act 1957
Repealed byMinistry of Social Security Act 1966
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Old Age Pensions Act 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 31) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to non-contributory old age pensions in Great Britain.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 14 of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
8 Edw. 7. c. 40 Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 The whole act.
1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 16 Old Age Pensions Act 1911 The whole act.
9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 102 Old Age Pensions Act 1919 The whole act.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 49 Blind Persons Act 1920 Section one.
SR&O 1922/467 Government of Ireland (Modification of Old Age Pensions Acts) Order 1922 The whole Order.
SR&O 1923/405 Irish Free State (Consequential Adaptation of Enactments) Order 1923 Article nine.
14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 33 Old Age Pensions Act 1924 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), which came into force on 2 December 1966.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 16(3).
  2. ↑ Section 16(2).
  3. ↑ Section 16(1).
  4. ↑ The Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (Commencement) Order 1966]].

References

  1. ↑ "[R]Old Age Pensions Act 1936 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Old Age Pensions Act 1936", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5and1Edw8/26 c. 31
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Social Security Act 1966", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1966 c. 20