# The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995, Regulation 32: Application for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a disability appeal tribunal

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, an application to the chairman of a disability appeal tribunal for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a decision of a disability appeal tribunal shall be made—
(a) orally at the hearing after the decision is announced by the tribunal; or
(b) in accordance with regulation 3 and Schedule 2.
(2) Where an application in writing for leave to appeal is made by an adjudication officer, the clerk to the tribunal shall, as soon as may be practicable, send a copy of the application to every other party to the proceedings.
(3) The decision of the chairman on an application for leave to appeal shall be recorded in writing and notice of it shall be given to every party to the proceedings.
(4) Where in any case it is impracticable, or it would be likely to cause undue delay, for an application for leave to appeal against a decision of a disability appeal tribunal to be determined by the person who was the chairman of that tribunal, that application shall be determined by any other person qualified under section 43(5) of the Administration Act to act as a chairman of disability appeal tribunals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1801/regulation/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-adjudication-regulations-1995/regulation-32
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