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InformationN.I.

Use of information held by the Department etc.N.I.

13.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies to information which is held—

(a)by the Department, or

(b)by a person providing services to the Department in connection with the provision of those services,

for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of functions under the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 12).

(2) The information may—

(a)be used for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of functions under this Order, and

(b)be supplied to, or to a person providing services to, the Department for use for those purposes.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies to information which is held—

(a)by the Department, or

(b)by a person providing services to the Department in connection with the provision of those services,

for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of functions under this Order.

(4) The information may—

(a)be used for the purposes of, or for any purpose connected with, the exercise of functions under the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, and

(b)be supplied to, or to a person providing services to, the Department for use for those purposes.