Section 111: Time limits for legal proceedings

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Social security: general

In section 116 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (legal proceedings), in subsection (2)—

in paragraph (a), for "other than an offence relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit" there is substituted ;" (other than proceedings to which paragraph (b) applies) "
in paragraph (b), after "proceedings" there is inserted "brought by the appropriate authority".

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