Tax Credits Act 2002

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6[F1(1)This paragraph applies to information which is held for the purposes of functions relating to F2... war pensions or employment or training—U.K.

(a)by the Secretary of State, or

(b)by a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection with the provision of those services.

(1A)This paragraph also applies to information which is held for the purposes of functions relating to F3... child support, war pensions or employment or training—

(a)by the Northern Ireland Department or the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland, or

(b)by a person providing services to either of those Departments, in connection with the provision of those services.]

(2)Information to which this paragraph applies may be supplied—

(a)to the Board, or

(b)to a person providing services to the Board,

for use for the purposes of functions relating to tax credits, child benefit or guardian’s allowance.

(3)The Board may require information to which this paragraph applies to be so supplied if the information is held for the purposes of functions relating to F4... child support.

(4)In this paragraph “war pension” has the meaning given by section 25(4) of the Social Security Act 1989.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 5 para. 6(1)(1A) substituted for Sch. 5 para. 6(1) (1.6.2009) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), s. 62(3), Sch. 7 para. 4(4); S.I. 2009/1314, art. 2(2)(b)(i)

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 wholly in force at 1.4.2003; Sch. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 61; Sch. 5 in force for certain purposes at 1.8.2002 by S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2; Sch. 5 in force for certain further purposes at 26.2.2003 and otherwise in force at 1.4.2003 by S.I. 2003/392, art. 2