# Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997, Section 16: Payments into court.

Extent: E+W

(1) Regulations may make provision (including provision modifying this Act) for any case in which a payment into court is made.
(2) The regulations may (among other things) provide—
(a) for the making of a payment into court to be treated in prescribed circumstances as the making of a compensation payment,
(b) for application for, and issue of, certificates of recoverable benefits, and
(c) for the relevant period to be treated as ending on a date determined in accordance with the regulations.
(3) Rules of court may make provision governing practice and procedure in such cases.
(4) This section does not extend to Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/27/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-recovery-of-benefits-act-1997/section-16
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