SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8 Welfare benefits: minor and consequential amendments
Part VIII Administration of benefits
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1
In each of the provisions of the Administration Act to which this paragraph applies—
a
any reference to a person authorised to exercise any function of a relevant authority relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit shall include a reference to a person providing services to a relevant authority which relate to such a benefit; and
b
any reference to the exercise of any function relating to such a benefit shall include a reference to the provision of any services so relating.
2
This paragraph applies to the following provisions of the Administration Act—
a
section 110A (appointment of inspectors by authorities administering housing benefit or council tax benefit);
b
sections 122C, 122D and 122E (supply of information in connection with administration of housing benefit or council tax benefit);
c
section 126A (power to require information from landlords etc. in connection with claims for housing benefit);
d
section 182B (information about redirection of post); and
e
Schedule 4 (persons covered by offence relating to unauthorised disclosures).
3
In this paragraph “relevant authority” means an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit.