(1) The Minister may make regulations to provide that where a beneficiary consents, an amount of his or her benefit, which is determined by consultation and agreement between the Minister and the beneficiary, may be withheld, subject to section 290B, and paid, subject to subsection (3A), separately by the Minister to any specified body designated by the beneficiary.
(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of that subsection, provide for -
(a) the withdrawal of consent by a beneficiary,
(b) the time and manner in which the withdrawal shall take place, and
(c) the adjustment of any amount of benefit as a result of that withdrawal.
(3) In this section "a specified body" means - (a) a local authority, other than any functions performed by a local authority under section 23 (amended by section 8 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, (b) any other body establis
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