The Housing Benefit (Information from Landlords and Agents) Regulations 1997

UK Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 2436 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

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Made: 8 October 1997
In force from: 3 November 1997
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Housing, planning, heritage and land
Made under: Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997, Social Security Administration Act 1992

Explanatory note

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These Regulations implement provisions of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997. Regulation 2 gives local authorities administering housing benefit and any person exercising such functions for them a power to require certain landlords and their agents to provide information as to their interests in residential property, including that of any associated bodies (regulations 3 and 4). Regulation 5 makes provision as to the time when and way in which that information is to be provided to the person requiring it. Regulation 6 makes it a criminal offence to fail to provide such information, punishable by a fine at level 3 (currently £1,000), plus, for a continuing offence after conviction, a daily penalty of £40 for each day on which it continues. An assessment of the costs to business of applying the provisions of section 11 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 was placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament on 24 January 1997 when the amendment inserting section 11 in the Social Security Administration Bill was introduced. No changes to that assessment arise from the application of these Regulations. Copies of this assessment can be obtained from the Department of Social Security, Room 5/05A, The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT (telephone 0171-962-8299).

Offences created by this instrument

Any failure by the supplier to supply relevant information to the requirer as, when and how required under these… regulation 6 · Status not determined · Strict liability

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