PART IGENERAL

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Recoupment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force—

  • for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 5, 6, 7, 8 and 16 on 2nd April 1990;

  • for the purposes of regulations 2, 9, 10, 13 and 15 on 9th July 1990; and

  • for all other purposes on 3rd September 1990.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1989 Act” means the Social Security Act 1989;

  • “Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the 1989 Act; and

  • “the Compensation Recovery Unit” means the Compensation Recovery Unit of the Department of Social Security at Reyrolle Building, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear.

3

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—

a

to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number; and

b

in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number.