SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st JULY 1997

Article 2

Provisions of the Act

Subject Matter

section 1

Information held by tax authorities

section 2

Other government information

section 3 except in so far as it inserts section 122E(3) and (4) into the Social Security Administration Act 19922

Authorities administering housing benefit or council tax benefit

section 4

Unauthorised disclosure by officials

section 5

Overseeing of administration by Secretary of State

section 6

Role of Audit Commission

section 7

Role of Accounts Commission for Scotland

section 8

Directions by Secretary of State

section 9

Enforcement of directions

section 10

Adjustment of subsidy

section 12

Inspectors appointed by authorities

section 13

Offence of dishonest representation for obtaining benefit

section 14

Extension of offence of false representation for obtaining benefit

section 17

Reviews initiated by Secretary of State

section 18

Medical examinations of persons awarded certain benefits

Paragraphs 1 to 7 and 9 to 14 of Schedule 1 and section 22 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 2 and section 22 in so far as it relates to that Schedule except for the repeal of section 128A of the Social Security Administration Act 19923 and the heading preceding that section

Repeals