The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

1.  In article 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the 1965 Act” there shall be inserted the following definition ““the 1998 Act” means the Social Security Act 1998;”;

(b) for the definition of “the appropriate determining authority” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““the appropriate determining authority” means the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, an appeal tribunal or a Commissioner within the meaning of section 39 of the 1998 Act;”

(c) for the definition of “claimant” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““claimant” means a person claiming an allowance and includes, in relation to the revision or supersession of a decision, a beneficiary under the award or affected by the decision;”;

(d) the definition of “the adjudication officer” shall be omitted; and

(e) after the definition of “medical board” there shall be inserted the following definition:—

““medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who has experience in the issues specified in regulation 12(1) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999;”.