17.—(1) A decision (“the original decision”) may be revised where—
(a)on or after the date of the original decision—
(i)a late paid contribution is treated under regulation 5 of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(1) (“the Crediting Regulations”) (treatment for the purpose of any contributory benefit of late paid primary Class 1 contributions where there was no consent, connivance or negligence by the primary contributor) as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the original decision was made,
(ii)a direction is given under regulation 6 of the Crediting Regulations(2) (treatment for the purpose of any contributory benefit of contributions under the Act paid late through ignorance or error) that a late paid contribution is to be treated as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the original decision was made, or
(iii)an unpaid contribution is treated under regulation 60 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001(3) (treatment for the purpose of contributory benefits of unpaid contributions where no consent, connivance or negligence by the primary contributor) as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the original decision was made; and
(b)either an award of benefit would have been made or the amount of benefit awarded would have been different.
(2) A decision may be revised where, by virtue of regulation 6C of the Crediting Regulations(4) (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.
S.R. 2001 No. 102; regulation 5 was amended by regulation 20(2) of S.I. 2002/2366 and regulation 28(4) of S.R. 2008 No. 286.
Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 20(3) of S.I. 2002/2366.
S.I. 2001/1004; regulation 60 was amended by regulation 11 of S.I. 2002/2366 and regulation 5 of S.I. 2007/1056.
Regulation 6C was inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 2009 No. 105.