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Article 3(5)

SCHEDULE 5E+W+SMODIFICATION OF THE COMMUNITY CHARGES (DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME SUPPORT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1989

[F11.  As if in regulation 1(2) M1 (interpretation)—E+W+S

(a)the definition of “adjudication officer" were omitted;

(b)for the definition of “Commissioner" there were substituted the following definition—

“Commissioner" means the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed in accordance with section 14(12) of, and Schedule 4 to, the Social Security Act 1998 and includes a Tribunal of Commissioners constituted in accordance with section 16(7) of that Act;; and

(c)for the definition of “tribunal" there were substituted the following definition—

“tribunal" means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998; and.

2.  As if in regulation 2 M2 (deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance)—E+W+S

(a)in paragraph (4)—

(i)the words “refer it to an adjudication officer who shall" were omitted;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (a)—

(aa)for the words “the Secretary of State" there were substituted the word “ him ”;

(bb)for the words “adjudication officer" there were substituted the words “ Secretary of State ”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (aa)—

(aa)for the words “the Secretary of State" there were substituted the word “ him ”;

(bb)for the words “the adjudication officer" there were substituted the word “ he ”; and

(b)in paragraph (5)—

(i)for the words “or review" there were substituted the words “ , revision or supersession ”;

(ii)for the words “adjudication officer" there were substituted the words “ Secretary of State ”.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M2The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/113, 1992/1026 and 1996/2344.

3.  As if in regulation 2A M3 (deductions from debtor’s jobseeker’s allowance) for the words—E+W+S

(a)“adjudication officer" in both places in which they occur there were substituted the words “ Secretary of State ”; and

(b)“the Secretary of State" in both places in which they occur there were substituted the word “ he ”.

4.  As if in regulation 3 (notification of decision)—E+W+S

(a)for the words “the adjudication officer’s" there were substituted the word “ his ”; and

(b)the words “after he receives that decision" were omitted.

5.  As if regulation 5 (appeal) there were substituted the following regulation—E+W+S

5.(1) Where the Secretary of State has determined a question under regulation 2(4), the debtor may appeal to a tribunal.

(2) Subject to section 13 of the Social Security Act 1998, an appeal lies to a Commissioner from the decision of a tribunal.

6.  As if regulations 6 to 11 were omitted.E+W+S

7.  As if Schedules 1 and 2 were omitted.]E+W+S