# Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, Paragraph 34

Extent: E+W+S

(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—
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/30/schedule/8/paragraph/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-act-1999/schedule-8/paragraph-34
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