Legislation – Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025
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- s. 30 coming into force by S.I. 2026/371 reg. 2(a)
Part 1Functions exercisable on behalf of public authorities
Chapter 4Methods of recovery
Recovery from bank accounts etc
30Revocation
(1)
The Minister may revoke a direct deduction order.
(2)
The Minister must revoke a direct deduction order as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware that—
(a)
the payable amount has been recovered (whether by the Minister or the public authority on behalf of which the Minister is acting), or
(b)
the liable person to whom the order relates has died.
(3)
Where the Minister revokes a direct deduction order, the Minister must give a notice of the revocation to—
(a)
the bank to which the order was given,
(b)
the liable person (apart from in a case within subsection (2)(b)), and
(c)
in the case of a joint account, each of the other account holders.