PART IIDECISIONS AND APPEALS
C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12 CHAPTER IISOCIAL SECURITY DECISIONS AND APPEALS
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) modified (1.1.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 135(8), 170(3); S.I. 2008/3137, art. 2
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) modified by 1992 c. 7, Sch. 4C para. 4 (as inserted (prosp.) by Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13), ss. 81(5), 118(1), Sch. 2)
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) applied (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 6, Sch. 1
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 16, Sch. 2
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 power to apply (with modifications) conferred (14.11.2016 for the purposes of the trial, 21.4.2017 in so far as not already in operation) by Childcare Payments Act 2014 (c. 28), ss. 59(4)(b), 75(2); S.I. 2016/1083, reg. 2(g); S.I. 2017/578, reg. 3(e)
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 modified (24.7.2020) by The Universal Credit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/677), regs. 1, 2, Sch.
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Order) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), arts. 1, 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch.
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 modified (9.9.2021) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(d), Sch.
Pt. II Ch. II modified (19.10.2023) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Order) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(d)
Suspension and termination of benefit
Suspension and termination for failure to furnish information, etc.22 F1
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The powers conferred by this Article are exercisable in relation to persons who fail to comply with information requirements.
2
Regulations may provide for—
a
suspending payments of a relevant benefit, in whole or in part;
b
the subsequent making in prescribed circumstances of any or all of the payments so suspended.
3
In this Article and Article 23 “information requirement” means a requirement, made in pursuance of regulations under F4section 5(1A) of the Administration Act, to furnish information or evidence needed for a determination whether a decision on an award of benefit to which that section applies should be revised under Article 10 or superseded under Article 11.
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Subsection (2A) of section 5 of the Administration Act shall apply in relation to paragraph (3) as it applies in relation to paragraph (hh) of subsection (1) of that section.
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) applied (1.7.2008 for certain purposes, otherwise 27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 18(2), 60(1); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 1