The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

99.  For section 165 there shall be substituted the following section—

“165.    Decisions and appeals.

(1) Article 4 (use of computers) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the 1998 Order”) applies as if, for the purposes of paragraph (1) of that Article, this Act were a relevant statutory provision.

(2) Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the 1998 Order (decisions by the Department, revision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions) apply as if, for the purposes of Article 9(1)(c) of that Order, this Act were a relevant statutory provision.

(3) Regulations may make provision—

(a) with respect to the procedure to be adopted on any application made under Article 10 or 11 of the 1998 Order by virtue of subsection (2); and

(b) generally with respect to such applications, and revisions under Article 10 and decisions under Article 11,

but may not prevent such a revision or decision being made without such an application.

(4) Article 13 of the 1998 Order (appeal to appeal tribunal) applies as if, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) of that Article, any decision of the Department falling to be made under this Act were a decision falling within Schedule 3 to that Order.”.