# National Assistance Act 1948, Section 45: Recovery in cases of misrepresentation or non-disclosure.


(1) If, whether fraudulently or otherwise, any person misrepresents or fails to disclose any material fact, and in consequence of the misrepresentation or failure—
(a) ... a local authority incur any expenditure under ... Part III of this Act, or
(b) any sum recoverable under this Act by ... a local authority is not recovered,
the ... authority shall be entitled to recover the amount thereof from the said person.
2)—(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/29/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-act-1948/section-45
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