# Social Security Act 1979, Section 16: Criminal proceedings.

Extent: E+W+S

For the purposes of the Criminal Evidence Act 1965 as it applies in relation to proceedings for any offence which is connected with—
(a) the obtaining or receipt of any benefit under the Family Income Supplements Act 1970, the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975, the Child Benefit Act 1975, the principal Act or the Act of 1976; or
(b) the failure to pay any Class 1 or Class 2 contribution (within the meaning of Part I of the principal Act),
“business” shall include the activities of the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/18/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1979/section-16
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