{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-commissioners-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-commissioners-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1999/225",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-commissioners-procedure-regulations-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Respondent’s written observations",
  "text": "(1) A respondent may submit to a Commissioner written observations on an appeal or reference within one month of being sent written notice of it.\n(2) Written observations shall include—\n(a) the respondent’s name and address and address for sending documents;\n(b) in the case of observations on an appeal, a statement as to whether or not he opposes the appeal; and\n(c) in any case, the grounds upon which the respondent proposes to rely.\n(3) The office shall send a copy of any written observations from a respondent to every other party.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 18 in operation at 7.6.1999, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2007/146",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/225/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:19:35.137009+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}