http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/1182/article/4The Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2011-05-262006-01-01 <Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/1182/part/2/crossheading/supply-and-use-of-information" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1997/1182/part/2/crossheading/supply-and-use-of-information" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictStartDate="2006-01-01" id="part-2-crossheading-supply-and-use-of-information"><Title><Emphasis>Supply and use of information</Emphasis>Unauthorised disclosure by officials41In Schedule 4 to the Administration Act (persons who may commit an offence under section 117 of that Act), after the entry headed “Other public departments and offices” insert—<Emphasis>The Housing Executive <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Emphasis>

A member, officer or employee of the Housing Executive.

A person authorised to exercise any function of the Housing Executive relating to housing benefit or any employee of such a person.

A person authorised under section 128A(1) of this Act to consider and report to the Department on the administration of housing benefit.

.2In section 117 of that Act (offence of unauthorised disclosure by certain persons of information relating to particular persons), in subsection (8) (persons employed in audit of expenditure)—aafter paragraph (g) insert—gaa Northern Ireland local government auditor;gba member of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales and any auditor appointed by that Commission;gca member of the Accounts Commission for Scotland and any auditor within the meaning of Part VII of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;bafter paragraph (h) insert—haa member of the Local Commission for England;hba member of the Local Commission for Wales;hcthe Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland; and , andcin paragraph (i), for “referred to in paragraph (b), (c), (e) or (h) above” substitute “or Commissions referred to in paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (gb) to (hc) above and any person assisting an auditor referred to in paragraph (ga), (gb) or (gc) above”.