Secretary of State v Tunnicliffe: SSCS 13 Dec 1990

Recovery of overpayment – payment made before repeal of section 119 of the Social Security Act 1975 – whether claimant had an ‘acquired’ or ‘accrued’ right that survived the repeal

Citations:

[1990] UKSSCSC CG – 53 – 1988

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Social Security Act 1975 119

Cited by:

Appeal from – Secretary of State for Social Security v Tunnicliffe CA 1991
Staughton LJ considered the interpretation of an Act of Parliament to give it retrospective powers: ‘In my judgment the true principle is that Parliament is presumed not to have intended to alter the law applicable to past events and transactions in . .
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Benefits, Constitutional

Updated: 15 July 2022; Ref: scu.269654