# The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 22: Suspension and termination for failure to furnish information, etc.

Extent: N.I.

(1) The powers conferred by this Article are exercisable in relation to persons who fail to comply with information requirements.
(2) Regulations may provide for—
(a) suspending payments of a relevant benefit, in whole or in part;
(b) the subsequent making in prescribed circumstances of any or all of the payments so suspended.
(3) In this Article and Article 23 “information requirement” means a requirement, made in pursuance of regulations under section 5(1A) of the Administration Act, to furnish information or evidence needed for a determination whether a decision on an award of benefit to which that section applies should be revised under Article 10 or superseded under Article 11.
(4) Subsection (2A) of section 5 of the Administration Act shall apply in relation to paragraph (3) as it applies in relation to paragraph (hh) of subsection (1) of that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1506/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-22
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