# The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999, Paragraph 1


In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “the Act" there shall be inserted the following definition—
““the 1998 Act" means the Social Security Act 1998;”;
(b) the definitions of “adjudicating medical authority", “special medical board" and “specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner" shall be omitted;
(c) after the definition of “medical board" there shall be inserted the following definition—
““medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who has experience in the issues specified in regulation 12(1) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1958/schedule/8/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-8/paragraph-1
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