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Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 12 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 February 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

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12(1)Section 8 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (effect of offence on joint-claim jobseeker's allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (2)—

(a)at the beginning there is inserted “Except in prescribed circumstances”;

(b)in paragraph (b), for sub-paragraph (i) there is substituted—

(i)is a person whose failure sanctionable under section 19, 19A or 19B of the Jobseekers Act 1995 has given rise to a reduction under that section; or.

(3)Subsection (5) is repealed.

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I1Sch. 7 para. 12 in force at 22.10.2012 by S.I. 2012/2530, art. 2(2)(f)

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