Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)

Loss of benefit provisions U.K.

13 Interpretation of sections 7 to 12 U.K.

In this section and sections 7 to 12—

• “benefit” includes any allowance, payment, credit or loan;

• “disqualification period” has the meaning given by section 7(6);

• “family” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4);

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”, “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” and “joint-claim couple” have the same meanings as in the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18);

• “post-commencement offence” means any criminal offence committed after the commencement of section 7;

• “sanctionable benefit” has the meaning given by section 7(8);

• “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).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 13 wholly in force at 1.4.2002; s. 13 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 20; s. 13 in force for specified purposes at 17.11.2001 and wholly in force at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3689, art. 2(1)(a)(b)