Regulation 27A Revision and supersession of an award of personal independence payment in certain circumstancesF1

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), Article 88(1) of the 2015 Order^f1 (persons of pensionable age) does not apply to a person who—

(a)

met the conditions at paragraph (2) or (3) of regulation 27, and

(b)

is entitled to an award of personal independence payment (“the original award”), and that award is revised or superseded within the meaning of Article 10 or 11 of the 1998 Order^f2 respectively.

(2)

Where the original award includes the mobility component of personal independence payment and is superseded, paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 27 of the Personal Independence Payment Regulations^f3 apply in relation to the supersession.

(3)

In this regulation, the references to an original award are to be read as including a concessionary payment made in lieu of personal independence payment under arrangements by the Department with the consent of the Department of Finance.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 27A inserted (4.7.2019) by The Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/118), regs. 1, 2

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2016 No. 220
f2: Section 71 was amended by Article 64(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11))
f3: Section 72 was amended by Article 64(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, sections 48 and 54(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)) and regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2011 No. 356, section 73 was amended by Article 64(3) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, section 49 of and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and section 13 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13 (N.I.)) and section 75 was amended by paragraph 39 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.))