Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Valid from 01/07/1997

[F1104A Appointment of inspectors by the Housing Executive.N.I.

(1)The Housing Executive may appoint persons to be inspectors.

(2)The Department may notify the Housing Executive as to—

(a)the number of persons who may be appointed as inspectors by the Executive; and

(b)the manner in which appointments shall be made.

(3)The Housing Executive may only appoint as inspectors persons employed by—

(a)the Executive; or

(b)a person authorised to exercise any function of the Executive relating to housing benefit.

(4)A person within subsection (3)(b) above may only be appointed as an inspector with the consent of the Department.

(5)Appointment as an inspector shall be for a period not exceeding one year; but such an appointment—

(a)may be renewed any number of times; and

(b)may be terminated at any time by the Housing Executive or, in the case of a person within subsection (3)(b) above, by either the Executive or the Department.

(6)Every person appointed as an inspector shall be given a certificate of his appointment.]

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 104A: functions modified (prosp.) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 1(2), 67, Sch. 8 para. 32