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The Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/273 · Made 10 February 2003

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 10 February 2003

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 20(1) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2001 (c. 11).

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2003.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 5 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (exchange of information with overseas authorities) is 14th February 2003.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Maria Eagle

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

10 February 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force of section 5 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 on 14th February 2003.

Section 5 amends the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) to enable, respectively, the Secretary of State and the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland, where certain preconditions are met, to disclose relevant information to authorities in an overseas country for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by those authorities of any function relating to anything corresponding to, or in the nature of a social security benefit.

This Order does not impose a charge on business.