The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002

Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999

17.  In regulation 54 (late applications for a statement of reasons of tribunal decision)—

(a) in paragraph (6)(a) for the word “spouse” there shall be substituted the word “partner”;

(b) in paragraphs (10), (11) and (12) for the word “decision” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted the word “determination”;

(c) in paragraph (11) for the words “a copy” there shall be substituted the word “notice”;

(d) in paragraph (12) for the words “a copy”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be substituted the word “notice”; and

(e) the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (13)(1)—

“(13) In calculating the time specified for applying in writing for a statement of the reasons for the tribunal’s decision there shall be disregarded any day which falls before the day on which notice was given of—

(a) a correction of a decision or the record thereof pursuant to regulation 56; or

(b) a determination that a decision shall not be set aside following an application made under regulation 57, except where the decision was not set aside because of a refusal to extend the time for applying.”.

(1)

Paragraph (13) was added by S.I. 2000/1596 but that amendment did not apply for tax credit purposes.