The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

[F1 Revision of decisions N.I.

18.— (1) Any decision [F2 of the Department under Article 13, 14 or 19] [F3 to which paragraph (1A) applies] may be revised by the Department—

(a) either within the prescribed period or in prescribed cases or circumstances; and

(b) either on an application made for the purpose or on the Department's own initiative,

and regulations may prescribe the procedure by which a decision of the Department may be so revised.

[F4 (1A) This paragraph applies to—

(a) a decision of the Department under Article 13, 14 or 19;

(b) a reduced benefit decision under Article 43;

(c) a decision of an appeal tribunal on a referral under Article 28D(1)(b).

(1B) Where the Department revises a decision under Article 14(1)—

(a) it may (if appropriate) do so as if it were revising a decision under Article 13; and

(b) if it does that, its decision, as revised, shall be treated as a decision under Article 13 instead of Article 14(1) (and, in particular, shall be so treated for the purposes of an appeal against it under Article 22).]

(2) In making a decision under paragraph (1), the Department need not consider any issue that is not raised by the application or, as the case may be, did not cause the Department to act on its own initiative.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) and Article 28ZC, a revision under this Article shall take effect as from the date on which the original decision took (or was to take) effect.

(4) Regulations may provide that, in prescribed cases or circumstances, a revision under this Article shall take effect as from such other date as may be prescribed.

(5) Where a decision is revised under this Article, for the purpose of any rule as to the time allowed for bringing an appeal, the decision shall be regarded as made on the date on which it is so revised.

(6) Except in prescribed circumstances, an appeal against a decision of the Department shall lapse if the decision is revised under this Article before the appeal is determined.]

F1 Art. 18 substituted by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), art. 40; S.R. 1998/395, art. 2 (subject to saving in art. 3(3)); and by 2000 c. 4, s. 23 it is provided that the said art. 3(3) is revoked and that "accordingly Article 18 shall cease to have effect for all purposes"

F2 Words in art. 18(1) substituted (3.3.2003 for certain purposes otherwise prosp.) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 8(2), 68(2); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F3 Words in art. 18(1) substituted (3.3.2003 for certain purposes otherwise prosp.) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 8(2), 68(2); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.

F4 Art. 18(1A)(1B) inserted (3.3.2003 for certain purposes otherwise prosp.) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), ss. 8(3), 68(2); S.R. 2003/53, art. 3(1), Sch.