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Paragraph 1

(1)

In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “adjudicating authority" means an adjudication officer, an adjudicating medical practitioner, a specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner, a medical board or a special medical board;

  • “appellate authority" means a medical appeal tribunal or a social security appeal tribunal;

  • “the Adjudication Regulations" means the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995 M1;

  • “decision", in relation to any period before 5th July 1999, includes a determination, and “decided" is to be construed accordingly;

  • “legally qualified panel member" has the same meaning as in the Regulations;

  • “the Regulations" means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 M2; and

  • “relevant benefit" means any of the benefits mentioned in article 2(1)(b)(i) to (iii) of this Order.

(2)

Any reference in paragraphs 6 to 12 of this Schedule to—

(a)

an appeal to an appellate authority is to be construed as a reference to an appeal in relation to the decision of an adjudicating authority as respects a relevant benefit; and

(b)

a decision of an appellate authority is to be construed as a reference to a decision of such an appeal.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1995/1801; regulations 3 and 10 have been amended by S.I. 1996/182 and 2450.

M2

S.I. 1999/991, as amended by S.I.1999/1466, 1623, 1662 (C.47) and 1670.