Regulation 5 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1979

For paragraph (4) of regulation 26 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1979^f1 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(4)

In this regulation—

• “medical authority” means a medical appeal tribunal, an adjudicating medical authority or any medical practitioner appointed or nominated by the Secretary of State.`; and

• “adjudicating medical authority” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 30 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1984. ”