The Social Security (Disclosure of State Pension Information) Regulations 2000

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Disclosure of State Pension Information) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.

(2) In these Regulations, including this regulation—

“the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

“applicant” means a person who has made, or is proposing to make, an application for the purposes of section 42(2) of the Act;

“national insurance number”, in relation to any person, has the same meaning as in section 182C of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).

(3) Where, in accordance with these Regulations, a notice or application is required to be given or made in writing, that notice or application may be given or made by transmitting it by electronic means.

(1)

Section 182C was inserted by paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47).