12.—(1) Section 7 of the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (effect of offence on claim) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a)at the beginning insert “Except in prescribed circumstances”;
(b)in paragraph (b), for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—
“(i)is a person whose failure sanctionable under Article 21, 21A or 21B of the Jobseekers Order has given rise to a reduction under that Article; or”.
(3) Subsection (5) is repealed.