The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

122.—(1) For the heading to Article 14 (reference of questions to medical appeal tribunal) there shall be substituted the following heading “Reference to appeal tribunal”.

(2) For paragraphs (1) and (2) of that Article there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(1) The Department shall refer an appeal under Article 13 to an appeal tribunal.”.

(3) In paragraph (3) of that Article, for the words “any question referred to it under paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted the words “any appeal under Article 13”.

(4) In paragraph (4) of that Article—

(a) for the words “a reference under paragraph (1) a medical appeal tribunal” there shall be substituted the words “an appeal under Article 13 an appeal tribunal”;

(b) the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a) shall cease to have effect; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added the words

“or

(c) declare that the certificate of recoverable benefits is to be revoked.”.

(5) In paragraph (5) of that Article—

(a) for the words “questions referred to the tribunal under paragraph (1),” there shall be substituted the words “appeal under Article 13,”;

(b) the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a) shall cease to have effect; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added the words

“or

(c) revoke the certificate.”.

(6) The following shall cease to have effect, namely—

(a) paragraph (6) of that Article;

(b) in paragraph (7) of that Article, the words “under paragraph (6)(b)”; and

(c) paragraph (8) of that Article.