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  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "No appeal shall lie against a decision under Part III of these Regulations of a relevant authority relating to—\n(a) suspension of a payment of benefit, or\n(b) restoration following a suspension of payment of benefit,\nexcept a decision that entitlement to benefit is terminated under regulation 14.",
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