The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.

(d)

a week in respect of which he would have been paid a jobseeker’s allowance but for a restriction imposed pursuant to section 6, 7 or 8 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions).”.

““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.

“(5)

In sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii) and (b), references to a person being in receipt of an invalid care allowance shall include references to a person who would have been in receipt of that allowance but for the application of a restriction under section 6 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions).”.

““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.

“(d)

in respect of which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance would be payable but for a restriction imposed pursuant to section 6, 7 or 8 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions).”.

“(5)

In sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii) and (b), references to a person being in receipt of an invalid care allowance shall include references to a person who would have been in receipt of that allowance but for the application of a restriction under section 6 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions).”.

““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.

““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.

“(8A)

Where a court convicts a person of an offence, that conviction results in a restriction being imposed under section 6, 7 or 8 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions) and that conviction is quashed or set aside by that or any other court, a decision of the Department under Article 9(1)(a) or 11 made in accordance with regulation 6(2)(i) or (j) may be revised at any time.”.

“(i)

is a decision of the Department that a sanctionable benefit is payable to a claimant where that benefit ceases to be payable or falls to be reduced under section 6 or 8 of the Fraud Act and for this purpose “sanctionable benefit” has the same meaning as in section 6 of that Act;

(j)

is a decision of the Department that a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable where that allowance ceases to be payable or falls to be reduced under section 7 of the Fraud Act.”.

“(27)

A decision to which regulation 6(2)(i) or (j) applies shall take effect from the first day of the disqualification period prescribed for the purposes of section 6 of the Fraud Act27.”.

““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.

“(6A)

Where a court convicts a person of an offence, that conviction results in a restriction being imposed under section 6, 7 or 8 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions) and that conviction is quashed or set aside by that or any other court, a decision of the relevant authority made in accordance with regulation 7(2)(f) or (g) may be revised at any time.”.

“(f)

which is affected by a decision of the Department that a sanctionable benefit payable to a claimant ceases to be payable or falls to be reduced under section 6 or 8 of the Fraud Act and for this purpose “sanctionable benefit” has the same meaning as in section 6 of that Act, or

(g)

which is affected by a decision of the Department that a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance ceases to be payable or falls to be reduced under section 7 of the Fraud Act.”.

“(8)

A decision to which regulation 7(2)(f) or (g) applies shall take effect from the first day of the disqualification period prescribed for the purposes of section 6 of the Fraud Act.”.