The Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Tax Credits Appeals) Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 3237

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Tax Credits Appeals) Regulations 2002

Made

18th December 2002

Laid before Parliament

28th November 2002

Coming into force

1st January 2003

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 79(2) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998(1), and by sections 14, 15, 16, 28 and 39(2) of, and Schedules 4 and 5 to, the Social Security Act 1998 as applied and modified by the Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations 2002(3), after consultation in accordance with section 79(2) of the Social Security Act 1998 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to that Act(4) and with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(5), makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998 been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

(1)

1998 c. 14. Section 84 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

(2)

Section 39 as modified by S.I. 2002/2926 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

(3)

S.I. 2002/2926.

(4)

The functions of the Lord Advocate under section 79(2) and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), Article 2(1) and the Schedule. Those functions were then treated as being exercisable in or as regards Scotland, for the purposes of section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), by the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), Article 3 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 1, and transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), Article 2 and Schedule 1. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 was applied and modified by the Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2926).

(5)

1992 c. 53.