The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Application for review involving review of a decision of a medical appeal tribunal

41.  Where, in the opinion of an adjudication officer, an application made under the provisions of section 45(4) of the Administration Act raises a question as to the review of a decision of a medical appeal tribunal and, by virtue of section 45(7) of that Act, such a decision may not be reviewed without the leave of a medical appeal tribunal, the adjudication officer shall submit the application to a medical appeal tribunal so that the tribunal may consider whether such leave shall be granted and shall not refer the question to an adjudicating medical authority with a view to the review of that decision unless the medical appeal tribunal grant such leave.