Pt. VI (ss. 51-65) power to amend conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 22(3)(4)(b), (with savings in Sch. 3).

Words in s. 56(1) repealed (1.1.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 29), ss. 208(1), 201, 211(2), Sch. 21 para. 68, Sch. 23 Pt. 5 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(h)(i)(ii)(v)

The following sections and schedules are repealed (1.7.1992) by the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) on consolidation: Ss. 18–29, 30(1)–(9)(11), 31–36, 37(1), 38, 40–51, 52(3)–(10), 53, 54(2), 55; words in s. 56(2)(a); ss. 56(2)(b)(3)(b)(4)–(4B), 58; words in s. 61(1)(3)–(5); s. 61(7)–(9); words in s. 61(10); ss. 62–69, 70(1), 73, 74, 79(3)(4); words in s. 80(1); ss. 81, 83(2)(3)(b)–(e); words in s. 83(5); words in s. 84(1); ss. 84(3), 85(1)(a)–(c)(f)(3)(c)(d)(4); words in s. 85(5); s. 85(7); words in s. 85(8)(9)–(12); Sch. 3 except para. 17; Sch.4; Sch. 5 paras 2–20 and Pt. II paras (b)(c); Sch. 6; Sch. 7; Sch. 8 paras 1–3, 5–7; Sch. 10 paras 10, 34, 40, 48, 54, 62–67, 68(2), 69, 70, 72, 74, 77, 83–88, 90–92, 95, 97–100, 103(a)(b), 104–107, 108(a)

Reference substituted (29.7.1988) by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Sch. 10 para. 9(5)

Words in s. 56(5)(a) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 64(a)

Words in s. 56(5)(b)(ii) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 64(b)

Sections 5IA, 51B inserted (29.7.1988) by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Sch. 10, para. 8

Sections 5IA, 51B inserted (29.7.1988) by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Sch. 10, para. 8

Pt. VI (ss. 51-65): power to amend conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 22(3)(4)(b).

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/50/section/56Social Security Act 1986An Act to make provision in relation to personal pension schemes, to amend the law relating to social security, occupational pension schemes and the provision of refreshments for school pupils, to abolish maternity pay under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 and provide for the winding-up of the Maternity Pay Fund, to empower the Secretary of State to pay the travelling expenses of certain persons, and for connected purposes.1992-07-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2017-09-142010-01-01Part VICommon Provisions Administration
56 Legal proceedings.1

Any person authorised by the Secretary of State in that behalf may conduct any proceedings under the benefit Acts before a magistrates’ court . . . .

2

Notwithstanding anything in any Act—

a

proceedings for an offence under the benefit Acts . . . may be begun at any time within the period of three months from the date on which evidence, sufficient in the opinion of the Secretary of State to justify a prosecution for the offence, comes to his knowledge or within a period of twelve months from the commission of the offence, whichever period last expires; . . .

b

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

For the purposes of subsection (2) above—

a

a certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State as to the date on which such evidence as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection came to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence of that date; . . .

b

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

In the application of this section to Scotland, the following provisions shall have effect in substitution for subsections (1) to (4A) above—

a

proceedings for an offence under the benefit Acts may, notwithstanding anything in section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, be commenced at any time within the period of three months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Lord Advocate to justify proceedings comes to his knowledge, or within the period of twelve months from the commission of the offence, whichever period last expires;

b

for the purposes of this subsection—

i

a certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Lord Advocate as to the date on which such evidence as is mentioned above came to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence thereof;

ii

subsection (3) of section 136 of the said Act of 1995 (date of commencement of proceedings) shall have effect as it has effect for the purposes of that section.

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<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/part/VI">Pt. VI</ref>
(ss. 51-65) power to amend conferred (1.7.1992) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6">Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6/schedule/3/part/II/paragraph/22/3/4/b">Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 22(3)(4)(b)</ref>
, (with savings in Sch. 3).
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</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c21644851">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/56/1">s. 56(1)</ref>
repealed (1.1.2010) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29">Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 29)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/section/208/1">ss. 208(1)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/section/201">201</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/section/211/2">211(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/schedule/21/paragraph/68">Sch. 21 para. 68</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/schedule/23/part/5">Sch. 23 Pt. 5</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/section/29">ss. 29</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/section/192">192</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/29/section/193">193</ref>
);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3250">S.I. 2009/3250</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3250/article/2/h/i/ii/v">art. 2(h)(i)(ii)(v)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c3751031">
<p>
The following sections and schedules are repealed (1.7.1992) by the
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6">Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6)</ref>
on consolidation: Ss. 18–29, 30(1)–(9)(11), 31–36, 37(1), 38, 40–51, 52(3)–(10), 53, 54(2), 55; words in s. 56(2)(a);
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/56/2/b/3/b/4" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/56/2/b/3/b/4B">ss. 56(2)(b)(3)(b)(4)–(4B)</rref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/58">58</ref>
; words in s. 61(1)(3)–(5);
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/61/7" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/61/9">s. 61(7)–(9)</rref>
; words in s. 61(10);
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/62" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/69">ss. 62–69</rref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/70/1">70(1)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/73">73</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/74">74</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/79/3/4">79(3)(4)</ref>
; words in s. 80(1);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/81">ss. 81</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/83/2/3/b" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/83/2/3/e">83(2)(3)(b)–(e)</rref>
; words in s. 83(5); words in s. 84(1);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/84/3">ss. 84(3)</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/85/1/a" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/85/1/c">85(1)(a)–(c)</rref>
(f)(3)(c)(d)(4); words in s. 85(5);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/85/7">s. 85(7)</ref>
; words in s. 85(8)(9)–(12);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/3">Sch. 3</ref>
except para. 17;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/4">Sch.4</ref>
;
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/5/paragraph/2" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/5/paragraph/20">Sch. 5 paras 2–20</rref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/6">Sch. 6</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/7">Sch. 7</ref>
;
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/8/paragraph/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/8/paragraph/3">Sch. 8 paras 1–3</rref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/10">Sch. 10 paras 10</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/34">34</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/40">40</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/48">48</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/54">54</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/62" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/67">62–67</rref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/69">69</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/70">70</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/72">72</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/74">74</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/77">77</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/83" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/88">83–88</rref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/90" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/92">90–92</rref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/95">95</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/97" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/100">97–100</rref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/103/a/b">103(a)(b)</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/104" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/107">104–107</rref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/10/paragraph/108/a">108(a)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c3751091">
<p>
Reference substituted (29.7.1988) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41">Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41/schedule/10/paragraph/9/5">Sch. 10 para. 9(5)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c3751101">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/56/5/a">s. 56(5)(a)</ref>
substituted (1.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40">1995 c. 40</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/4/paragraph/64/a">Sch. 4 para. 64(a)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c3751111">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/56/5/b/ii">s. 56(5)(b)(ii)</ref>
substituted (1.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40">1995 c. 40</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/4/paragraph/64/b">Sch. 4 para. 64(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c3750621">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/5IA">Sections 5IA</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/51B">51B</ref>
inserted (29.7.1988) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41">Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41/schedule/10">Sch. 10</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41/paragraph/8">para. 8</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c3750631">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/5IA">Sections 5IA</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/section/51B">51B</ref>
inserted (29.7.1988) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41">Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41/schedule/10">Sch. 10</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/41/paragraph/8">para. 8</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="c3750611">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/50/part/VI">Pt. VI</ref>
(ss. 51-65): power to amend conferred (1.7.1992) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6">Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/6/schedule/3/part/II/paragraph/22/3/4/b">Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 22(3)(4)(b)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
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Part VI
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<heading>Common Provisions</heading>
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<heading> Administration</heading>
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56
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Legal proceedings.
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<ins class="d29p785">1</ins>
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<ins class="d29p785">Any person authorised by the Secretary of State in that behalf may conduct any proceedings under the benefit Acts before a magistrates’ court </ins>
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. . . .
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<ins class="d29p785">proceedings for an offence under the benefit Acts . . . </ins>
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may be begun at any time within the period of three months from the date on which evidence, sufficient in the opinion of the Secretary of State to justify a prosecution for the offence, comes to his knowledge or within a period of twelve months from the commission of the offence, whichever period last expires; . . .
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a certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State as to the date on which such evidence as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection came to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence of that date; . . .
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(4A)
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section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
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<ins class="d29p785">a certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Lord Advocate as to the date on which such evidence as is mentioned above came to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence thereof;</ins>
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section 136 of the said Act of 1995
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<ins class="d29p785 last"> (date of commencement of proceedings) shall have effect as it has effect for the purposes of that section.</ins>
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