# The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999, 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 ;
“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 ; 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1958/schedule/12/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-8-and-savings-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-1999/schedule-12/paragraph-1
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