The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Medical examination required by appeal tribunal

41.  For the purposes of Article 20(2), the prescribed condition which shall be satisfied is that the issue, or one of the issues, raised on the appeal—

(a) is whether the claimant satisfies the conditions for entitlement to—

(i) the care component of a disability living allowance specified in section 72(1) and (2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act,

(ii) the mobility component of a disability living allowance specified in section 73(1), (8) and (9) of that Act,

(iii) an attendance allowance specified in sections 64 and 65(1) of that Act,

(iv) a disability working allowance specified in section 128(1)(b) of that Act,

(v) incapacity benefit under section 30A of that Act, or

(vi) severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;

(b) relates to the period throughout which the claimant is likely to satisfy the conditions for entitlement to an attendance allowance or a disability living allowance;

(c) is the rate at which an attendance allowance is payable;

(d) is the rate at which the care component or the mobility component of a disability living allowance is payable;

(e) relates to either statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay and the appeal is made by the employer concerned;

(f) relates to the extent of a person’s disablement and its assessment in accordance with Schedule 6 to the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(g) is whether the claimant suffers a loss of physical or mental faculty as a result of the relevant accident for the purposes of section 103 of that Act;

(h) relates to any disease or injury prescribed for the purposes of section 108 of that Act; or

(i) relates to any payment arising under, or by virtue of a scheme having effect under, section 111 of, and Schedule 8 to, that Act.