(1) Schedule 2 to the Principal Act (as amended by section 2(1) of the Act of 2006) is amended by substituting the Parts set out in Schedule 1 for Parts 1 to 4 of the said Schedule 2.

(2) This section comes into operation -

(a) in so far as it relates to jobseeker's benefit, on 27 December 2007,

(b) in so far as it relates to illness benefit, health and safety benefit, injury benefit and disablement gratuity, on 31 December 2007,

(c) in so far as it relates to carer's benefit, State pension (transition), invalidity pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of "relevant payment" in section 178 of the Principal Act, on 3 January 2008, and

(d) in so far as it relates to disablement pension, death benefit under section 81, 82 or 83 of the Principal Act, State pension (contributory), widow's (contributory) pension, widower's (contributory) pension and guardian's payment (contributory), on 4 January 2008.