Paragraph 152 Social Security Act 1998

In section 15 (appeal from Commissioner on point of law)—

(a)

for the heading substitute “Applications for permission to appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal”;

(b)

omit subsections (1) and (2);

(c)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

for “An application for leave under this section in respect of a Commissioner’s decision” substitute “An application for permission to appeal from a decision of the Upper Tribunal in respect of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal under section 12 or 13”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a) for “Commissioner”, in both places, substitute “Upper Tribunal”;

(iii)

in that paragraph for “Commissioner’s” substitute “Upper Tribunal’s”;

(iv)

in paragraph (c) for “leave” substitute “permission”; and

(v)

omit the words from “and regulations” to the end; and

(d)

omit subsections (4) and (5).