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Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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Version Superseded: 02/04/2001

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Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 105A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1105A Dishonest representations for obtaining benefit etc.N.I.

(1)If a person dishonestly—

(a)makes a false statement or representation;

(b)produces or furnishes, or causes or allows to be produced or furnished, any document or information which is false in a material particular;

(c)fails to notify a change of circumstances which regulations under this Act require him to notify; or

(d)causes or allows another person to fail to notify a change of circumstances which such regulations require the other person to notify,

with a view to obtaining any benefit or other payment or advantage under the social security legislation (whether for himself or for some other person), he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)In this section “the social security legislation" means the legislation to which section 104 above applies and the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; or

(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine, or to both.]

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C1S. 105A restricted (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 2(3), 20(2), Sch. 2 Pt. IV para. 13

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