# Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 62: Social fund officers.

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department shall appoint officers, to be known as “social fund officers”, for the purpose of performing functions in relation to payments out of the social fund such as are mentioned in section 134(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
(2) A social fund officer may be appointed to perform all the functions of social fund officers or such functions of such officers as may be specified in his instrument of appointment.
(3) The Department may nominate for an area a social fund officer who shall issue general guidance to the other social fund officers in the area about such matters relating to the social fund as the Department may specify.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/8/section/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-administration-northern-ireland-act-1992/section-62
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