Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland)

Correction of errors and setting aside of decisions

19.—(1) Regulations may make provision with respect to—

(a) the correction of accidental errors in any decision or record of a decision made under any relevant provision; and

(b) the setting aside of any such decision in a case where it appears just to set the decision aside on the ground that—

(i) a document relating to the proceedings in which the decision was made was not sent to, or was not received at an appropriate time by, a party to the proceedings or a party’s representative, or was not received at an appropriate time by the body or person who made the decision; or

(ii) a party to the proceedings or a party’s representative was not present at a hearing related to the proceedings.

(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) shall be construed as derogating from any power to correct errors or set aside decisions which is exercisable apart from regulations made by virtue of that sub-paragraph.

(3) In this paragraph “relevant provision” means—

(a) any of the provisions of this Schedule;

(b) any of the provisions of Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act so far as they relate to housing benefit; or

(c) any of the provisions of Part VIII of the Administration Act or of any regulations under section 2A of that Act, so far as the provisions or regulations relate to, or to arrangements for, housing benefit.