SCHEDULE 7AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE) REGULATIONS 1991

1

In regulation 1(2) M1 (interpretation)—

a

after the definition of “the Administration Act" there shall be inserted the following definition—

“the 1998 Act" means the Social Security Act 1998

b

for the definition of “adjudicating authority" there shall be substituted the following definition—

“adjudicating authority" means, as the case may require, the Secretary of State, an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of Part I of the 1998 Act, the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner, or a tribunal consisting of any three or more such Commissioners constituted in accordance with section 16(7) of that Act;