Legislation – Welfare Reform Act 2009
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- Sch. 4 para. 9(3)(b) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
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- Sch. 4 para. 9(3)(b) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
Schedule 4Loss of benefit provisions: further amendments
Part 1Further amendments of Social Security Fraud Act 2001
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(1)
Section 7 of the 2001 Act (loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (8)—
(a)
““post-commencement offence” means an offence committed on or after 1 April 2002 (the day on which this section came into force).”, and
(b)
omit the definitions of “disqualifying benefit” and “sanctionable benefit”.
(3)
In subsection (9)—
(a)
in paragraph (a), after “sentenced)” insert “
, and
or in the case mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii) the date of the order for absolute discharge
”
(b)
“(b)
references to a conviction include references to—
(i)
a conviction in relation to which the court makes an order for absolute or conditional discharge or a court in Scotland makes a probation order,
(ii)
an order for absolute discharge made by a court of summary jurisdiction in Scotland under section 246(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 without proceeding to a conviction, and
(iii)
a conviction in Northern Ireland.”.
(4)
Omit subsection (11).
(5)
In the heading, for “commission of benefit offences” substitute “
.
second or subsequent conviction of benefit offence
”