Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
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Liability to repay where person convicted of offence. [1997 s31(a); 2005 (SW&P) s23, 26 & Sch 1, 4] |
337.—Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 32 of the Larceny Act 1916 or Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 , by virtue of having received any benefit, assistance, child benefit or family income supplement which he or she was not entitled to receive, that person is liable to pay— | |
(a) to the Social Insurance Fund, in the case of benefit, | ||
(b) to the Minister, in the case of assistance (other than supplementary welfare allowance determined by the Executive), child benefit or family income supplement, and | ||
(c) to the Executive, in the case of supplementary welfare allowance determined by the Executive, | ||
on demand, a sum not exceeding the amount of the benefit, assistance, child benefit or family income supplement to which that conviction applies. |