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Paragraph 45 I1I2

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Section 7 (loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences) is amended as follows.

(2)

After subsection (4) (cases where sanctionable benefit is jobseeker’s allowance) insert—

“(4A)

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, where the sanctionable benefit is state pension credit, the benefit shall be payable in the offender’s case for any period comprised in the disqualification period as if the rate of the benefit were reduced in such manner as may be prescribed.”

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 para. 45(3) repealed (1.4.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), s. 61(3), Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(5)(a)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 45 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3); Sch. 2 in force for certain purposes at 2.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2

I2

Sch. 2 para. 45 in force at 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/1766, art. 2(a)