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Social Security Fraud Act 2001

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18Meaning of “the Administration Act”

In this Act “the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

19Repeals

The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Bill (which include some spent provisions) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

20Commencement

(1)The preceding provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

(2)Subject to subsection (3), different days may be appointed under this section for different purposes.

(3)The power under this section to appoint a day for the coming into force of the provisions of sections 1 and 2 shall not authorise the appointment for those purposes of any day before the issue of the code of practice that must be issued under section 3.

21Short title and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fraud Act 2001.

(2)Sections 5(2), 7, 10, 11, 12(3), 13 and 20, and this section, extend to Northern Ireland; and the other provisions of this Act do not so extend.

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