71 Sharing of functions as regards claims and information

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71  Sharing of functions as regards claims and information

After section 7 of the Administration Act there shall be inserted—

“Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information
7A Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information

(1)     Regulations may, for the purpose of supplementing the persons or bodies to whom claims for relevant benefits may be made, make provision—

(a)     as regards housing benefit or council tax benefit, for claims for that benefit to be made to—

(i)     a Minister of the Crown, or

(ii)     a person providing services to a Minister of the Crown;

(b)     as regards any other relevant benefit, for claims for that benefit to be made to—

(i)     a local authority,

(ii)     a person providing services to a local authority, or

(iii)     a person authorised to exercise any function of a local

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