# Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, Paragraph 23

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Schedule—
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
“affected” shall be construed subject to any regulations under sub-paragraph (2);
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“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this Schedule;
“relevant authority” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(1);
“relevant decision” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2).
(2) Regulations may make provision specifying the circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as a person who is affected by any decision of a relevant authority.
(3) For the purposes of this Schedule any decision that is made or falls to be made—
(a) by a person authorised to carry out any function of a relevant authority relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit, or
(b) by a person providing services relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit directly or indirectly to a relevant authority,
shall be treated as a decision of the relevant authority on whose behalf the function is carried out or, as the case may be, to whom those services are provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/19/schedule/7/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-act-2000/schedule-7/paragraph-23
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