The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Service of notices or documents

3. PART II REVISIONS, SUPERSESSIONS AND OTHER NOTICES

   1. CHAPTER I Revisions

      1. 3. Revision of decisions

      2. 4. Late application for a revision

      3. 5. Date from which a decision revised under Article 10 takes effect

   2. CHAPTER II Supersessions

      1. 6. Supersession of decisions

      2. 7. Date from which a decision superseded under Article 11 takes effect

      3. 8. Effective date for late notifications of change of circumstances

   3. CHAPTER III Other matters

      1. 9. Certificates of recoverable benefits

      2. 10. Effect of a determination as to capacity for work

      3. 11. Department to determine certain matters

      4. 12. Decisions of the Department relating to industrial injuries benefit

      5. 13. Income support and social fund determinations on incomplete evidence

      6. 14. Effect of alteration in the component rates of income support and jobseeker’s allowance

      7. 15. Jobseeker’s allowance determinations on incomplete evidence

4. PART III SUSPENSION, TERMINATION AND OTHER MATTERS

   1. CHAPTER I Suspension and termination

      1. 16. Suspension in prescribed cases

      2. 17. Provision of information or evidence

      3. 18. Termination in cases of failure to furnish information or evidence

      4. 19. Suspension and termination for failure to submit to medical examination

      5. 20. Making of payments which have been suspended

   2. CHAPTER II Other matters

      1. 21. Decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases

      2. 22. Appeals involving issues that arise in other cases

      3. 23. Child support decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases

      4. 24. Child support appeals involving issues that arise in other cases

5. PART IV RIGHTS OF APPEAL AND PROCEDURE FOR BRINGING APPEALS

   1. CHAPTER I General appeals matters not including child support appeals

      1. 25. Other persons with a right of appeal

      2. 26. Decisions against which an appeal lies

      3. 27. Decisions against which no appeal lies

      4. 28. Notice of decision against which appeal lies

      5. 29. Further particulars required relating to certificate of recoverable benefits appeals or applications

   2. CHAPTER II General appeals matters including child support appeals

      1. 30. Appeals against decisions which have been revised

      2. 31. Time within which appeals are to be brought

      3. 32. Late appeals

      4. 33. Making of appeals and applications

      5. 34. Death of a party to an appeal

6. PART V APPEAL TRIBUNALS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, CONTRACTING-OUT OF PENSIONS AND CHILD SUPPORT

   1. CHAPTER I The panel and appeal tribunals

      1. 35. Persons appointed to the panel

      2. 36. Composition of appeal tribunals

      3. 37. Assignment of clerks to appeal tribunals

   2. CHAPTER II Procedure in connection with determination of appeals and referrals

      1. 38. Consideration and determination of appeals and referrals

      2. 39. Directions concerning oral hearings

      3. 40. Withdrawal of appeals and referrals

      4. 41. Medical examination required by appeal tribunal

      5. 42. Non-disclosure of medical advice or evidence

      6. 43. Summoning of witnesses and administration of oaths

      7. 44. Confidentiality in child support appeals and referrals

      8. 45. Consideration of more than one appeal under Article 22 of the Child Support Order

   3. CHAPTER III Striking out of appeals

      1. 46. Appeals which may be struck out

      2. 47. Reinstatement of struck out appeals

      3. 48. Misconceived appeals

   4. CHAPTER IV Oral hearings

      1. 49. Procedure at oral hearings

      2. 50. Manner of providing expert assistance

      3. 51. Postponement and adjournment

      4. 52. Physical examination at oral hearings

   5. CHAPTER V Decisions of appeal tribunals and related matters

      1. 53. Decisions of appeal tribunals

      2. 54. Late applications for statement of reasons for tribunal decision

      3. 55. Record of tribunal proceedings

      4. 56. Correction of accidental errors

      5. 57. Setting aside decisions on certain grounds

      6. 58. Application for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from an appeal tribunal

7. PART VI REVOCATIONS

   1. 59. Revocations

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Decisions against which no appeal lies

      1. 1. Child benefit

      2. 2. A decision of the Department to recognise education provided otherwise...

      3. 3. A decision of the Department made in accordance with the...

      4. 4. A decision of the Department made in accordance with the...

      5. 5. Claims and payments

      6. 6. Contracted-out pension schemes

      7. 7. Decisions dependent on other cases

      8. 8. European Community regulations

      9. 9. Expenses

      10. 10. Guardian’s allowance

      11. 11. Income support

      12. 12. Industrial injuries benefit

      13. 13. A decision of the Department under regulation 2(2) of the...

      14. 14. A decision of the Department to approve or not to...

      15. 15. A decision of the Department as to how the limitations...

      16. 16. Invalid vehicle scheme

      17. 17. Jobseeker’s allowance

      18. 18. Payments on account, overpayments and recovery

      19. 19. Persons abroad

      20. 20. Reciprocal agreements

      21. 21. Social fund awards

      22. 22. Suspension

      23. 23. Up-rating

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Qualifications of persons appointed to the panel

      1. 1. Legal qualifications

      2. 2. Medical qualifications

      3. 3. Financial qualifications

      4. 4. Disability qualifications

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Regulations revoked

10. Explanatory Note