The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

29.  After Article 43 there shall be inserted the following Articles—

“Finality of decisions

43A.— (1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, any decision of the Department or an appeal tribunal made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Order shall be final.

(2) If and to the extent that regulations so provide, any finding of fact or other determination embodied in or necessary to such a decision, or on which such a decision is based, shall be conclusive for the purposes of—

(a) further such decisions;

(b) decisions made in accordance with Articles 9 to 16 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 or section 22 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, or with regulations under Article 12 of that Order; and

(c) decisions made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.

Matters arising as respects decisions

43B.— (1) Regulations may make provision as respects matters arising pending—

(a) any decision of the Department under Article 13, 14 or 19;

(b) any decision of an appeal tribunal under Article 22; or

(c) any decision of a Child Support Commissioner under Article 25.

(2) Regulations may also make provision as respects matters arising out of the revision under Article 18, or on appeal, of any such decision as is mentioned in paragraph (1).

(3) Any reference in this Article to Article 18, 19 or 22 includes a reference to that Article as extended by Schedule 4C.”.