The Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 2893

Pensions

The Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

30th October 2006

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A(2) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(1) and now vested in him(2);

In accordance with section 11A(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1943 c.39. Section 5A was inserted by section 57 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19). It was later amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 and by Schedule 3 to the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c.32).

(2)

The functions of the Minister were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Services by virtue of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act (Modification) Order 1981, S.I. 1981/1541. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Security by the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988, S.I. 1988/1843, article 3, Schedule 2. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (War Pensions etc) Order 2001, S.I. 2001/3506, article 2(a).