UK Act of Parliament 1992 c. 8 United Kingdom

Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 3 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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What it requires

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s.012 Duties of employees etc. in relation to statutory sick pay. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide required information to determine SSP entitlementEmployee
s.013 Duties of women etc. in relation to statutory maternity pay. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide written statement of statutory maternity pay upon requestEmployer
s.073 Overpayments of housing benefit. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with housing benefit overpayment recovery regulationsEmployer

Fine up to £1,000

281 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.002 Claim or full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview.
s.002 Full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner
s.002 Supplementary provisions relating to work-focused interviews.
s.002 Optional work-focused interviews.
s.002 Work-related activity
s.002 Action plans in connection with work-focused interviews
s.002 Directions about work-related activity
s.002 Contracting-out
s.002 Good cause for failure to comply with regulations
s.005 Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information.
s.005 Use of social security information
s.010 Necessity of application for health in pregnancy grant
s.011 Election not to receive child benefit
s.013 Payment out of benefit of sums in respect of mortgage interest, etc.
s.013 Expenses in respect of vehicle hire, etc.
s.055 Medical examinations of persons awarded attendance allowance or disability living allowance.
s.059 Adjudication: incapacity for work.
s.069 Recovery of jobseeker’s allowance: severe hardship cases.
s.069 Overpayments out of the social fund.
s.069 Recovery of overpayments of certain benefits
s.069 Deduction from benefit
s.069 Deduction from earnings
s.069 Court action etc.
s.069 Adjustment of benefit
s.069 Recovery of payments on account
s.069 Recovery of hardship payments etc.
s.072 Payment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Department.
s.103 Authorisations for investigators
s.103 Power to require information
s.103 Power of Department to require electronic access to information
s.103 Powers of entry
s.104 Authorisations by the Housing Executive
s.104 Power of Housing Executive to require electronic access to information
s.104 Powers of inspectors appointed under section 104A.
s.104 Class 1, 1A, 1B or 2 contributions: powers to call for documents etc
s.105 Dishonest representations for obtaining benefit etc.
s.107 Statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay: breach of regulations
s.107 Statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay: fraud and negligence
s.107 Health in pregnancy grant: civil penalty for fraud, etc.
s.108 Penalties relating to contributions.
s.109 Penalty as alternative to prosecution.
s.109 Penalty as alternative to prosecution: colluding employers, etc.
s.111 Issues arising in proceedings: contributions, etc.
s.115 Recovery of contributions, etc.
s.115 Liability of directors, etc. for company’s contributions.
s.115 Appeals in relation to personal liability notices.
s.115 Interpretation of Part VI
s.115 Supply of contributions, etc. information held by Inland Revenue.
s.115 Supply to Inland Revenue for purposes of contributions, etc. of information held by Department or Secretary of State.
s.116 Supply of information by Inland Revenue for purposes of contributions.
s.116 Disclosure of contributions, etc. information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs .
s.116 Supply of other government information for fraud prevention and verification.
s.116 Supply of information to the Housing Executive.
s.116 Supply of information by the Housing Executive.
s.116 Supply of tax information to assess certain employment or training schemes
s.119 Power to require information from landlords and agents.
s.128 Persons to report on administration.
s.128 Powers of investigation.
s.128 Reports.
s.128 Directions.
s.128 Directions: variations and revocation
s.128 Information about attainment of standards.
s.128 Financing of other expenditure.
s.128 Enforcement notices.
s.128 Enforcement determinations.
s.128 Enforcement determinations: supplementary.
s.130 Revaluation of low earnings threshold
s.130 Revaluation of flat rate accrual amount
s.130 Revaluation for transitional pensions under Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
s.130 Revaluation of new state scheme pension debits and credits
s.132 Annual up-rating of basic pension etc. and standard minimum guarantee
s.132 Up-rating of transitional state pensions under Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
s.135 Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order.
s.139 Effect of alteration of rates of a jobseeker’s allowance.
s.139 Effect of alterations affecting state pension credit
s.139 Effect of alteration of rates of an employment and support allowance
s.139 Effect of alterations affecting universal credit
s.139 Effect of alteration of rates of personal independence payment
s.140 Implementation of increases in income-based jobseeker’s allowance due to attainment of particular ages.
s.140 Implementation of increases in employment and support allowance due to attainment of particular ages
s.155 Exchange of information with overseas authorities
s.156 Payment of travelling expenses by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue
s.158 Return of social security post.
s.158 Requirement to supply information about redirection of post.
s.158 Requirement to apply for national insurance number.
s.para.285 A civil servant in— (a) the Department; (b) the Department...
s.para.287 A member, officer or employee of the Housing Executive.
s.para.288 A person authorised to exercise any function of the Housing...
s.para.289 A person authorised under section 128A(1) of this Act to...
s.para.290 The Chief Adjudication Officer.
s.para.291 An adjudication officer.
s.para.292 The clerk to, or other officer or member of the...
s.para.298 The social fund Commissioner.
s.para.299 A social fund officer.
s.para.300 A social fund inspector.
s.para.301 A member of any staff employed in connection with the...
s.para.302 The discretionary support Commissioner.
s.para.303 A discretionary support inspector.
s.para.304 A member of any staff appointed under Article 136(3)(b) of...
s.para.305 An officer or other member of the staff of— (a)...
s.para.306 A benefit officer.
s.para.307 An insurance officer.
s.para.308 A supplement officer.
s.para.309 A Chief Adjudication Officer.
s.para.310 An adjudication officer.
s.para.311 A social fund officer.
s.para.312 The social fund Commissioner.
s.para.313 A social fund inspector.
s.para.314 A member of any staff employed in connection with the...
s.para.315 A clerk to, or other officer or member of the...
s.para.316 A member of, or an officer or servant of, the...
s.para.348 Note:
s.para.349 1. Abbreviations used in this Table are the same as...
s.para.350 2. The Table does not acknowledge the general changes made...
s.para.351 3. The Table does not contain any entries in respect...
s.para.352 4. The Table does not contain any entries for Transfer...
Schedules

Schedules

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60 other schedules
s.sch001 Section 1 above shall have effect in relation to a...
s.sch001 Section 1 above shall have effect in relation to a...
s.sch001 Section 1 above shall have effect in relation to a...
s.sch001 Section 1 above shall have effect in relation to a...
s.sch001 Section 1 above shall have effect in relation to a...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
s.sch002 Part-time chairmen of such tribunals shall hold and vacate office...
s.sch002 [ (1)]The Department may pay, or make such payments towards...
s.sch002 The President may appoint such officers and staff as he...
s.sch002 (1) The President shall assign a clerk to service the...
s.sch002 It shall be the duty of the President—
s.sch002 The Department of Justice shall pay to a Commissioner such...
s.sch002 (1) The Department may pay— (a) to any person specified...
s.sch002 A document bearing a certificate which— (a) is signed by...
s.sch003 In this Schedule “ competent tribunal ” means—
s.sch003 Provision empowering the chairman of a social security appeal tribunal,...
s.sch003 Provision for the non-disclosure to a person of the particulars...
s.sch003 Provision for requiring or authorising the Department to hold, or...
s.sch003 Provision prescribing the procedure to be followed in connection with...
s.sch003 Provision as to the striking out of proceedings for want...
s.sch003 Provision as to the form which is to be used...
s.sch003 Provision as to the time to be allowed—
s.sch003 Provision as to the manner in which, and the time...
s.sch003 Provision for summoning persons to attend and give evidence or...
s.sch003 Provision for authorising a competent tribunal consisting of two or...
s.sch003 Provision for giving the chairman of a competent tribunal consisting...
s.sch003a (1) This paragraph applies where a person fraudulently or negligently—...
s.sch003a (1) A person on whom a penalty is imposed under...
s.sch003a The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may mitigate...
s.sch003a (1) The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may...
s.sch003a A penalty payable under this Schedule is to be treated...
s.sch004 (1) The reference in Part I of this Schedule to...
s.sch004 The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the...
s.sch004 The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the...
s.sch005 Regulations under section 72(3) or 73(10) of the Contributions and...
s.sch005 Regulations making only provision corresponding to provision contained in regulations...
s.sch005 Regulations relating only to industrial injuries benefit.
s.sch005 Regulations which state that they contain only provisions in consequence...
s.sch005 Regulations under Article 101A of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland)...
s.sch005 Regulations which state that they only contain regulations to make...
s.sch005 Regulations prescribing the rate or any of the rates of...
s.sch005 Regulations varying social security benefits following an increase of the...
s.sch005 Regulations under section 154 or 163 of the Contributions and...
s.sch005 Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations...
s.sch005 Regulations under Article 83(3) or 84(3) of the Welfare Reform...
s.sch005a Regulations under section 120(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act....
s.sch005a Regulations which state that they contain only provisions in consequence...
s.sch005a Regulations made within a period of 6 months from the...
s.sch005a Regulations which state that they contain only regulations making with...
s.sch005a Regulations which state that the only provision with respect to...
s.sch005a Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations...
s.sch005a Regulations making only provision corresponding to provision contained in regulations...
s.sch006 (1) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect with...
s.sch006 (1) Regulations under paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the...
s.sch006 Regulations under paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Contributions...
s.sch007 (1) Section 5 above shall have effect in relation to...
s.sch007 (1) Articles 9 to 18, 29 to 31 and 39...
s.sch007 (1) Section 69 above shall have effect in relation to...
s.sch007 Part VI of this Act shall have effect as if...
s.sch007 Section 110 above shall have effect as if any reference...

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