Welfare Reform Act 2012

Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)

6 (1) Section 20 (appeals to First-tier Tribunal), as it has effect apart from section 10 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(3A) Regulations may provide that, in such cases or circumstances as may be prescribed, there is a right of appeal against a decision only if the Commission has considered whether to revise the decision under section 16.

(3B) The regulations may in particular provide that that condition is met only where—

(a) the consideration by the Commission was on an application,

(b) the Commission considered issues of a specified description, or

(c) the consideration by the Commission satisfied any other condition specified in the regulations.”

(3) At the end of subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(c) provision that, where in accordance with regulations under subsection (3A) there is no right of appeal against a decision, any purported appeal may be treated as an application for revision under section 16.”