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Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997

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10Review of certificates of recoverable benefits

(1)The Secretary of State may review any certificate of recoverable benefits if he is satisfied—

(a)that it was issued in ignorance of, or was based on a mistake as to, a material fact, or

(b)that a mistake (whether in computation or otherwise) has occurred in its preparation.

(2)On a review under this section the Secretary of State may either—

(a)confirm the certificate, or

(b)(subject to subsection (3)) issue a fresh certificate containing such variations as he considers appropriate.

(3)The Secretary of State may not vary the certificate so as to increase the total amount of the recoverable benefits unless it appears to him that the variation is required as a result of the person who applied for the certificate supplying him with incorrect or insufficient information.

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