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Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations

2.  In regulation 3 of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) (revision of decisions), after paragraph (8B) add—

(8C) A decision made under Article 9 or 11(2) may be revised at any time where, by virtue of regulation 6C of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(3) (treatment of Class 3 contributions paid under section 13A of the Act), a contribution is treated as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the decision was made..

(1)

S.R. 1999 No. 162; regulation 3(8B) was inserted by regulation 3(2) of S.R. 2008 No. 417

(2)

Article 9 was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 6, and Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, paragraphs 1 and 6(r) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10), Part VII of Schedule 13 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002, paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 10(3) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)); Article 11 was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 6, and Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(3)

S.R. 2001 No. 102; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2004 No. 223 and S.R. 2007 No. 395