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Paragraph 34 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

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

(1)

In each of the provisions of the Administration Act to which this paragraph applies—

(a)

any reference to a person authorised to exercise any function of a relevant authority relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit shall include a reference to a person providing services to a relevant authority which relate to such a benefit; and

(b)

any reference to the exercise of any function relating to such a benefit shall include a reference to the provision of any services so relating.

(2)

This paragraph applies to the following provisions of the Administration Act—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

sections 122C, 122D and 122E (supply of information in connection with administration of housing benefit or council tax benefit);

(c)

section 126A (power to require information from landlords etc. in connection with claims for housing benefit);

(d)

section 182B (information about redirection of post); and

(e)

Schedule 4 (persons covered by offence relating to unauthorised disclosures).

(3)

In this paragraph “relevant authority” means an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 8 para. 34(2)(a) repealed (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 19, s. 85, Sch. 9 Pt. VI (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2001/1252, art. 2(1)(e)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 8 para. 34 in force at 6.4.2003 by S.I. 2003/936, art. 2