# Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025, Section 104: Powers of Scottish Ministers

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The following provisions of this Act have effect as if they were pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998, read with section 32 of the Scotland Act 2016—
(a) sections 76 and 77;
(b) section 99, so far as relating to an amount that is recoverable by the Scottish Ministers under Part 3 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
(c) section 100.
(2) Accordingly, an individual who for the time being has the Scottish Ministers’ authorisation for the purposes of Part 6 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, in accordance with section 109A of that Act as amended by section 76 of this Act, has the functions conferred by sections 109B to 109C of that Act, as amended or, in the case of section 109BZA, as inserted, by section 76 of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/28/section/104 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-authorities-fraud-error-and-recovery-act-2025/section-104
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