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Changes over time for: Section 55A


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Point in time view as at 03/11/2000.
Changes to legislation:
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 55A 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.

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[55A Medical examinations of persons awarded attendance allowance or disability living allowance.N.I.
Regulations may make provision—
(a)enabling the Department to require a person to whom attendance allowance or disability living allowance has been awarded to submit to medical examination in prescribed circumstances;
(b)for withholding payments of benefit in prescribed circumstances where a person has failed to submit himself to a medical examination to which he has been required to submit in accordance with regulations under paragraph (a) above; and
(c)for the subsequent making in prescribed circumstances of payments withheld in accordance with regulations under paragraph (b) above.]
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