(1)Regulations may make provision as respects matters arising—
(a)pending the determination under this Act (whether in the first instance or on an appeal or reference, and whether originally or on review)—
(i)of any claim for benefit to which this section applies; or
(ii)of any question affecting any person’s right to such benefit or its receipt; or
(iii)of any person’s liability for contributions under Part I of the Contributions and Benefits Act; or
(b)out of the revision on appeal or review of any decision under this Act on any such claim or question.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection may include provision as to the date from which any decision on a review is to have effect or to be deemed to have had effect.
(3)Regulations under subsection (1) above as it applies to child benefit may include provision as to the date from which child benefit is to be payable to a person in respect of a child in a case where, before the benefit was awarded to that person, child benefit in respect of the child was awarded to another person.
(4)This section applies—
(a)to benefit as defined in section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
(b)to child benefit;
(c)to statutory sick pay;
(d)to statutory maternity pay;
(e)to income support;
(f)to family credit;
(g)to disability working allowance; and
(h)to any social fund payments such as are mentioned in section 138(1)(a) or (2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.