The Social Security Fraud (2001 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002
This Order provides for the coming into operation on 1st May 2002 of the following provisions of the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001—section 5 which enables the Department to give directions to the Housing Executive in relation to the supply by them of housing benefit information;sections 13 and 14 which relate to provision for civil penalties as an alternative to prosecution for benefit offences; andsection 16 and the Schedule which provide for consequential repeals, except for the repeal of the word “and” at the end of section 104A(7)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.