Regulation 9 Amendment of the Child Benefit (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1976

The Child Benefit (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1976^f1 shall be amended by substituting for the definition of “determining authority” in regulation 1(2) the following definition—

• “`“determining authority” means , as the case may be, the Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 97(1B) of the Social Security Act 1975 , any other adjudication officer appointed under section 97(1) of that Act, a social security appeal tribunal constituted under section 97(2) to (2E) of that Act, the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed under section 97(3) of that Act or a tribunal of 3 such Commissioners constituted under section 116 of that Act;' ” means , as the case may be, the Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 97(1B) of the Social Security Act 1975 , any other adjudication officer appointed under section 97(1) of that Act, a social security appeal tribunal constituted under section 97(2) to (2E) of that Act, the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed under section 97(3) of that Act or a tribunal of 3 such Commissioners constituted under section 116 of that Act;'