# The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, Regulation 47: Restriction of adjudication officer’s power to determine diagnosis and recrudescence questions


(1) Where, on the consideration of a diagnosis or recrudescence question, the adjudication officer is of the opinion that there arises a disablement question, he shall not determine the diagnosis or recrudescence question but shall refer it to an adjudicating medical authority together with the disablement question.
(2) Where a diagnosis question is referred to an adjudicating medical authority under the provisions of regulation 46 (procedure on receipt of medical report) or 48 (appeal against decision of adjudication officer), the adjudication officer shall not determine any recrudescence question which arises in connection therewith but shall refer it to the adjudicating medical authority together with the diagnosis question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1995/293/regulation/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-adjudication-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/regulation-47
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