{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-administration-act-1992/section-80F",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-administration-act-1992/section-80F.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/5",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Administration Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-administration-act-1992",
  "path": "section/80F",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "80F",
  "heading": "Rights of audience",
  "text": "(1) An officer of the Secretary of State who is authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section has a right of audience and the right to conduct litigation in relation to proceedings for or in connection with the recovery of overpayments under a provision of this Part before—\n(a) a magistrates’ court,\n(b) the county court, and\n(c) the Crown Court.\n(2) In this section, “right of audience” and “right to conduct litigation” have the same meanings as in section 119 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 80F inserted (4.12.2025) by Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (c. 28), ss. 98, 109(1) (with s. 105); S.I. 2025/1265, reg. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/5/section/80F",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:26.977425+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}