Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

34 (1) In each of the provisions of the Administration Act to which this paragraph applies— E+W+S

(a) any reference to a person authorised to exercise any function of a relevant authority relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit shall include a reference to a person providing services to a relevant authority which relate to such a benefit; and

(b) any reference to the exercise of any function relating to such a benefit shall include a reference to the provision of any services so relating.

(2) This paragraph applies to the following provisions of the Administration Act—

F1 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) sections 122C, 122D and 122E (supply of information in connection with administration of housing benefit or council tax benefit);

(c) section 126A (power to require information from landlords etc. in connection with claims for housing benefit);

(d) section 182B (information about redirection of post); and

(e) Schedule 4 (persons covered by offence relating to unauthorised disclosures).

(3) In this paragraph “relevant authority” means an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8 para. 34(2)(a) repealed (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 19, s. 85, Sch. 9 Pt. VI (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2001/1252, art. 2(1)(e)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 34 in force at 6.4.2003 by S.I. 2003/936, art. 2