Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)

2 The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.

3 Part IV is omitted.

4 (1) Section 110 (appointment and powers of inspectors) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(b)(ii), for “relevant” there is substituted “listed”.

(3) In subsections (2)(c)(iii), (6)(a)(iii) and (7)(e)(ii), for “relevant payment” there is substituted “payment to the Secretary of State under section 6 of the [1997 c. 27.] Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997”.

(4) In subsection (3)(d)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i), for “is the compensator in relation to” there is substituted “makes a compensation payment in consequence of”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), for the words from “any” to the end there is substituted “such a compensation payment has been, may have been, or may be, made”.

(5) In subsection (8), the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (e) is omitted and after that paragraph there is inserted—

“(f) the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997”.

(6) For subsection (9) there is substituted—

“(9) In this section “compensation payment” and “listed benefit” have the same meaning as in the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997”.

5 In section 125(1) (regulations as to notification of deaths), after “1995” there is inserted “the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997”.

6 In section 163 (general financial arrangements), subsections (1)(e) and (2)(i) are omitted.

7 In section 164(6) (destination of repayments), the words from “or paid” to “82 above” are omitted.

8 In section 170(5) (the Social Security Advisory Committee)—

(a) in the definition of “the relevant enactments”, after paragraph (ab) there is inserted—

“(ac) the provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; and”, and

(b) in the definition of “the relevant Northern Ireland enactments”, after paragraph (ab) there is inserted—

“(ac) any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the [1997 c. 27.] Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; and”.

9 In section 180 (payment of travelling expenses by the Secretary of State), after “1995” (in both places) there is inserted “, the [1997 c. 27.] Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997”.

10 In section 189(8) (Treasury approval to regulations and orders), the words from “and” to “85 above” are omitted.

11 In section 190 (parliamentary control of orders and regulations), in subsection (1)(b), “102(2) or” is omitted.

12 In section 191 (interpretation), the definitions of “compensation payment” and “compensator” are omitted.

13 In section 192(5) (extent), “section 101” is omitted.