The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 11 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 No. 472 (C. 36)

Consequential Amendments

Amendment of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations

16.—(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) the definition of “the Administration Act” shall be omitted.

(3) In regulation 4 (official records) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply so as to exclude the revision of a decision under Article 10 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 or the supersession of a decision under Article 11 of that Order or the consideration of fresh evidence in connection with the revision or supersession of a decision.”.

(1)

S.R. 1998 No. 3, to which there are amendments not relevant to this order