The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

12.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, regulation 10 of the Adjudication Regulations, and regulation 3 of those Regulations in so far as it relates to that regulation 10, shall, notwithstanding regulation 59 of the Regulations, continue to have effect, subject to the modifications specified in sub-paragraph (2) below, in relation to any application to set aside a decision of a social security appeal tribunal or a disability appeal tribunal in relation to family credit or disability working allowance.

(2) The modifications referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are as if in—

(a) regulation 3 for the reference to a chairman there were substituted a reference to a legally qualified panel member; and

(b) regulation 10(1) the first reference to the adjudicating authority who gave the decision and the reference to an authority of like status were a reference to an appeal tribunal which consists of a legally qualified panel member.

(3) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in any case where an application to set aside a decision of a social security appeal tribunal or a disability appeal tribunal is made after 5th November 2000.