Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

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12. In this section and [F2sections 5A to 11]—

“benefit” includes any allowance, payment, credit or loan;
[F3“cautioned”, in relation to any person and any offence, means cautioned after the person concerned has admitted the offence;]
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“family” has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“income-based jobseeker's allowance”, “joint-claim jobseeker's allowance” and “joint-claim couple” have the same meanings as in the Jobseekers Order;
[F5“income-related allowance” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);]
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“sanctionable benefit” has the meaning given by [F7section 5A];
[F8“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;]
“war pension” has the same meaning as in section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24) (establishment and functions of war pensions committees).

F4S. 12: definition of "disqualification period" repealed (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 19(2)(a), 36(1)(e), Sch. 3 para. 6(4) (the said repeal is also cited in the repeals Schedule of the amending act in Sch. 4 Pt. 3)

F5S. 12: definition of "income-related allowance" inserted (1.7.2008 for certain purposes otherwise 27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 28, 60, Sch. 3 para. 14(8); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 1

F6S. 12: definition of "post-commencement offence" repealed (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 19(2)(a), 36(1)(e), Sch. 3 para. 6(4) (the said repeal is also cited in the repeals Schedule of the amending act in Sch. 4 Pt. 3)