The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, Section 104 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
104.—(1) Section 5 of the Administration Act (regulations about claims and payments) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), paragraphs (h) and (hh) (powers to make provision requiring the furnishing of information or evidence) are repealed.
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(1A) Regulations may make provision for requiring a person of a prescribed description to supply any information or evidence which is, or could be, relevant to—
(a)a claim or award relating to a benefit to which this section applies, or
(b)potential claims or awards relating to such a benefit.”
(4) Subsection (2A) is repealed.
(5) In Article 22 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (suspension for failure to furnish information, etc), in paragraph (3), for “subsection (1)(hh) of section 5” substitute “ section 5(1A) ”.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 104 in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(6)(a)
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