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Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

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Interpretation of [F1sections 5A to 11]N.I.

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

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

  • [F3cautioned”, in relation to any person and any offence, means cautioned after the person concerned has admitted the offence;]

  • F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “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;

  • [F5income-related allowance” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);]

  • F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “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).

F3S. 12: definition of "cautioned" inserted (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 19(2)(a), 36(1)(e), Sch. 3 para. 6(3)

F4S. 12: definition of "disqualification period" repealed (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 19(2)(a), 36(1)(e), Sch. 3 para. 6(4) (the said repeal is also cited in the repeals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F6S. 12: definition of "post-commencement offence" repealed (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 19(2)(a), 36(1)(e), Sch. 3 para. 6(4) (the said repeal is also cited in the repeals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)

F7S. 12: words in definition of "sanctionable benefit" substituted (13.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 19(2)(a), 36(1)(e), Sch. 3 para. 6(5)

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