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Part I Claims for and Payments and General Administration of Benefit
Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information
Attendance allowance, disability living allowance and disability working allowance
Adjudication in relation to industrial injuries and disablement benefit
Adjudicating medical practitioners and medical appeal tribunals
References to medical practitioners, the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board etc.
Social fund officers and inspectors and the social fund Commissioner
Restrictions on entitlement to benefit following erroneous decision
Part III Overpayments and Adjustments of Benefit
103BA. Power of Department to require electronic access to information
104ZA. Class 1, 1A, 1B or 2 contributions: powers to call for documents etc
104AA. Power of Housing Executive to require electronic access to information
107A.Statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay: breach of regulations
107B.Statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay: fraud and negligence
107C.Health in pregnancy grant: civil penalty for fraud, etc.
109B. Penalty as alternative to prosecution: colluding employers, etc.
Information held by tax authorities
116. Supply of information held by tax authorities for fraud prevention and verification.
116ZA. Supply of tax information to assess certain employment or training schemes
116AA. Disclosure of contributions, etc. information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs .
116A. Supply of information by Inland Revenue for purposes of contributions.
Persons employed or formerly employed in social security administration or adjudication
Personal representatives - income support and supplementary benefit
Part VIII Arrangements for Housing Benefit
Part IX Alteration of Contributions and Benefits
Part X Computation of Benefits
135.Effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of Contributions and Benefits Act.
136. Up-rating under section 132 of pensions increased under section 52(3) of Contributions and Benefits Act.
138. Treatment of excess benefit as paid on account of child benefit.
139. Effect of alteration in the component rates of income support.
139A. Effect of alteration of rates of a jobseeker’s allowance.
139C.Effect of alteration of rates of an employment and support allowance
139E.Effect of alteration of rates of personal independence payment
140. Implementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages.
140A. Implementation of increases in income-based jobseeker’s allowance due to attainment of particular ages.
140B.Implementation of increases in employment and support allowance due to attainment of particular ages
Part XII Advisory Bodies and the Duty to Consult
SCHEDULES
CLAIMS FOR BENEFIT MADE OR TREATED BEFORE 1ST OCTOBER 1990
Claims made or treated as made on or after 2nd September 1985 and before 19th November 1986
Claims made or treated as made on or after 19th November 1986 and before 6th April 1987
Claims made or treated as made on or after 6th April 1987 and before 23rd August 1989
Claims made or treated as made on or after 23rd August 1989 and before 14th August 1990
Claims made or treated as made on or after 14th August 1990 and before 1st October 1990
2.Provision prescribing the procedure to be followed in connection with...
3.Provision as to the striking out of proceedings for want...
7.Provision for summoning persons to attend and give evidence or...
8.Provision for authorising a competent tribunal consisting of two or...
9.Provision for giving the chairman of a competent tribunal consisting...
10.Provision empowering the chairman of a social security appeal tribunal,...
11.Provision for the non-disclosure to a person of the particulars...
12.Provision for requiring or authorising the Department to hold, or...
Health in pregnancy grant: Civil penalty for fraud, etc.
PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR ADJUDICATION
A civil servant in— (a) the Department; (b) the Department...
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A member, officer or employee of the Housing Executive.
A person authorised to exercise any function of the Housing...
A person authorised under section 128A(1) of this Act to...
The Chief Adjudication Officer.
An adjudication officer.
The clerk to, or other officer or member of the...
The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland
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The social fund Commissioner.
A social fund officer.
A social fund inspector.
A member of any staff employed in connection with the...
Discretionary support officers
The discretionary support Commissioner.
A discretionary support inspector.
A member of any staff appointed under Article 136(3)(b) of...
An officer or other member of the staff of— (a)...
A benefit officer.
An insurance officer.
A supplement officer.
A Chief Adjudication Officer.
An adjudication officer.
A social fund officer.
The social fund Commissioner.
A social fund inspector.
A member of any staff employed in connection with the...
A clerk to, or other officer or member of the...
A member of, or an officer or servant of, the...
Part II Construction of References to Government Departments Etc.
REGULATIONS NOT REQUIRING PRIOR SUBMISSION TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regulations not requiring prior submission to Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
1.Regulations under section 120(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act....
2.Regulations which state that they contain only provisions in consequence...
4.Regulations which state that they contain only regulations making with...
5.Regulations which state that the only provision with respect to...
6.Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations...
7.Regulations making only provision corresponding to provision contained in regulations...
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