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(1)After section 182 of the M1Social Security Administration Act 1992 insert—
(1)A social security authority may require—
(a)the Post Office; or
(b)any other person who conveys postal packets,
to return to the sender social security post sent by or on behalf of the authority which would otherwise be redirected.
(2)A social security authority shall make payments of such amount as the Secretary of State considers reasonable in respect of the return of social security post in compliance with a requirement imposed by the authority under subsection (1) above.
(3)In subsections (1) and (2) above “social security authority” means—
(a)the Secretary of State;
(b)the Northern Ireland Department; or
(c)any local or other authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit (including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive).
(4)In subsections (1) and (2) above “social security post” means postal packets—
(a)the contents of which relate to any benefit, contributions or national insurance number or to any other matter relating to social security; and
(b)which are marked, in a manner approved by the Post Office or other person conveying them, with the name and address of the sender and with an indication that they are to be returned rather than redirected.
(5)In this section—
(a)“redirected”, in relation to any postal packet, means delivered to an address other than that indicated by the sender on the packet; and
(b)“postal packet” has the same meaning as in the M2Post Office Act 1953.
(6)Any requirement imposed under subsection (1) above has effect subject to any order under—
(a)section 371 of the M3Insolvency Act 1986 or Article 342 of the M4Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (redirection of bankrupt’s letters to trustee in bankruptcy);
(b)paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the M5Solicitors Act 1974 or paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the M6Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (redirection of letters following intervention by Law Society); or
(c)paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the M7Administration of Justice Act 1985 (redirection of letters following intervention by Council for Licensed Conveyancers).”
(2)After section 158 of the M8Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 insert—
(1)A social security authority may require—
(a)the Post Office; or
(b)any other person who conveys postal packets,
to return to the sender social security post sent by or on behalf of the authority which would otherwise be redirected.
(2)A social security authority shall make payments of such amount as the Department considers reasonable in respect of the return of social security post in compliance with a requirement imposed by the authority under subsection (1) above.
(3)In subsections (1) and (2) above “social security authority” means—
(a)the Department;
(b)the Housing Executive;
(c)the Secretary of State; or
(d)any local or other authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit (other than the Housing Executive).
(4)In subsections (1) and (2) above “social security post” means postal packets—
(a)the contents of which relate to any benefit, contributions or national insurance number or to any other matter relating to social security; and
(b)which are marked, in a manner approved by the Post Office or other person conveying them, with the name and address of the sender and with an indication that they are to be returned rather than redirected.
(5)In this section—
(a)“redirected”, in relation to any postal packet, means delivered to an address other than that indicated by the sender on the packet; and
(b)“postal packet” has the same meaning as in the M9Post Office Act 1953.
(6)Any requirement imposed under subsection (1) above has effect subject to any order under—
(a)Article 342 of the M10Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 or section 371 of the M11Insolvency Act 1986 (redirection of bankrupt’s letters to trustee in bankruptcy);
(b)paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the M12Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 or paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the M13Solicitors Act 1974 (redirection of letters following intervention by Law Society); or
(c)paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the M14Administration of Justice Act 1985 (redirection of letters following intervention by Council for Licensed Conveyancers).”
Extent Information
E1S. 20(1) does not extend to Northern Ireland; s. 20(2) extends only to Northern Ireland see s. 23(1)(2).
Commencement Information
I1S. 20 partly in force; s. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 25; s. 20(1) in force for certain purposes at 25.8.1997 by S.I. 1997/2056, art. 2; s. 20(1) in force at 16.11.1998 for all other purposes by S.I. 1998/2779, art. 2; s. 20(2) in force at 5.4.1999 by S.I. 1999/1046, art. 2
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