SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Persons Employed in Social Security Administration or Adjudication

Section 117.

Part IThe Specified Persons

Government departments

  • A civil servant in—

    1. a

      the Department;

    2. b

      the Department of Social Security;

    3. c

      the Northern Ireland Court Service.

Other public departments and offices

  • A member or officer of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

Adjudication officers

  • The Chief Adjudication Officer.

  • An adjudication officer.

Adjudicating bodies

  • The clerk to, or other officer or member of the staff of, any of the following bodies—

    1. a

      a social security appeal tribunal;

    2. b

      a disability appeal tribunal;

    3. c

      a medical appeal tribunal;

    4. d

      a vaccine damage tribunal;

    5. e

      a Pensions Appeal Tribunal constituted under the [1943 c. 39.] Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943.

The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland

  • A member of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.

  • An officer or servant of that Board.

The Occupational Pensions Board

  • The chairman or deputy chairman of the Occupational Pensions Board.

  • A member of that Board.

  • A member of the staff of that Board.

The social fund

  • The social fund Commissioner.

  • A social fund officer.

  • A social fund inspector.

  • A member of any staff employed in connection with the social fund.

Former statutory bodies

  • An officer or other member of the staff of—

    1. a

      the former Supplementary Benefits Commission for Northern Ireland;

    2. b

      the former National Assistance Board for Northern Ireland;

    3. c

      the former Attendance Allowance Board for Northern Ireland.

  • A benefit officer.

  • An insurance officer.

  • A supplement officer.

Part IIConstruction of References to Government Departments Etc.

1

1

The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Department is a reference to the Department only to the extent that it carries out functions relating to social security or occupational or personal pension schemes.

2

The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Department includes a reference to the Department when styled—

a

the Ministry of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, or

b

the Ministry of Labour and National Insurance for Northern Ireland,

and to any former government department, but only (in each case) to the extent mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above.

2

The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Department of Social Security shall be construed subject to paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Great Britain Administration Act.

3

The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Northern Ireland Court Service is a reference to that Service only to the extent that the functions carried out relate to functions of the Chief, or any other, Social Security Commissioner.

4

The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue is a reference to those Commissioners only to the extent that the functions carried out by them or any officer of theirs relate to—

a

any of the following aspects of social security—

i

National Insurance contributions;

ii

statutory sick pay;

iii

statutory maternity pay; or

b

the tax treatment of occupational or personal pension schemes.