Article 3(19)
1. In regulation 7 M1 (date from which a decision superseded under section 10 takes effect)–E+W+S
(a)for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–
“(1) This regulation–
(a)is, except for paragraph (2)(b), subject to regulations 26 M2 (income support) and 26A M3 (jobseeker’s allowance) of, and paragraph 7 M4 (date from which superseding decision on ground of change of circumstances takes effect) of Schedule 7 to, the Claims and Payments Regulations; and
(b)contains exceptions to the provisions of section 10(5) as to the date from which a decision under section 10 which supersedes an earlier decision is to take effect.”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–
“(a)from the date the change occurred or, where the change does not have effect until a later date, from the first date on which such effect occurs where–
(i)the decision is advantageous to the claimant; and
(ii)the change was notified to an appropriate office within one month of the change occurring or within such longer period as may be allowed under regulation 8 for the claimant’s failure to notify the change on an earlier date; and
(ii)head (i) of sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted.”.
Marginal Citations
M1Regulation 7 was amended by S.I. 1999/1623.
M2Regulation 26 was amended by S.I. 1988/522, 1989/136 and 1993/1113.
M3Regulation 26A was inserted by S.I. 1996/1460 and amended by S.I. 1998/1174.
M4Paragraph 7 was substituted by S.I. 1990/2208 and amended by S.I. 1991/387, 1992/247 and 1998/1174.
2. In paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 (decisions against which no appeal lies), for the words “one falling within regulation 4 of those Regulations" there shall be substituted the words “ a decision whether benefit is sufficient for a deduction to be made ”.E+W+S