# The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 55: Breach of regulations


Regulations under any of the benefit Acts may provide for contravention of, or failure to comply with, any provision contained in regulations made under that Act or Order to be an offence under that Act or Order and for the recovery, on summary conviction of any such offence, of penalties not exceeding—
(a)for any one offence, level 3 on the standard scale; or
(b)for an offence of continuing any such contravention or failure after conviction, £40 for each day on which it is so continued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/1888/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-55
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