The Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. Title and commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security...

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. Supply and use of information The Housing Executive After section 116B of the Administration Act insert— The Housing...

   1. Supply and use of information

      1. 3. The Housing Executive

      2. 4. Unauthorised disclosure by officials

   2. Administration of housing benefit

      1. 5. Overseeing of administration by Department

      2. 6. Role of local government auditors in relation to housing benefit

      3. 7. References and reports to Department

      4. 8. Directions by Department

      5. 9. Enforcement of directions

   3. Investigations relating to housing benefit

      1. 10. Information from landlords and agents

      2. Art. 11 rep. by 2000 c. 4 (NI)

   4. Offences, penalties and overpayments

      1. 12. Offence of dishonest representation for obtaining benefit

      2. Art. 13 rep. by 2001 c. 17 (NI)

      3. 14. Penalty as alternative to prosecution

      4. 15. Recovery of overpaid housing benefit

   5. Reviews and medical examinations

      1. 16. Reviews initiated by Department

      2. 17. Medical examinations of persons awarded certain benefits

   6. National insurance numbers

      1. 18. Requirement to state national insurance number

   7. Article 19—Amendments and repeals

4. SCHEDULES

   1. Schedule 1—Amendments

   2. Schedule 2—Repeals