# The Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of section 15 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997, which concerns a penalty as an alternative to prosecution, for the purposes of making regulations on 21st November 1997 and for all other purposes on 18th December 1997. It also provides for the coming into force of a consequential amendment in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to that Act on 18th December 1997.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2766/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-administration-fraud-act-1997-commencement-no-5-order-1997/note
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