Schedule Modification of Enactments

The Contributions and Benefits Act—

• section 95 (meaning of “employed earner’s employment” in industrial injuries and diseases provisions).

The Administration Act—

• section 15^f1 (questions for the Department)

As if—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)—

   1. (i)

      paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (g) to (i) were omitted, and

   2. (ii)

      in paragraph (b) “contributions or his” were omitted, and

2. (b)

   subsection (2) were omitted.

• section 18 (claims and questions to be submitted to adjudication officer)

As if—

1. (a)

   subsection (3) were omitted, and

2. (b)

   in subsection (6), paragraphs (g) and (h) were omitted.

• section 19 (decision of adjudication officer)

As if—

1. (a)

   subsection (4) were omitted;

2. (b)

   in subsection (5), for “In any other case notice” there were substituted “Notice”, and

3. (c)

   in subsection (6), “(4) or” were omitted.

• section 20 (appeal to social security appeal tribunal)

As if—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1), for the words from “allowance”, in the third place where it occurs, to the end of the subsection there were substituted “allowance, the claimant shall have the right to appeal to a social security appeal tribunal.”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3)(a), after “this Act” there were inserted “or Part III of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999”, and

3. (c)

   in subsection (5), paragraphs (d) and (e) were omitted.

• section 21 (appeal from social security appeal tribunal to Commissioner)

As if—

1. (a)

   subsection (2) were omitted;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3), for “In any other case an appeal” there were substituted “An appeal”, and

3. (c)

   in subsection (6), “(2),” were omitted.

• section 35 (reference of special questions)

• section 57 (procedure)

• section 111^f2 (questions arising in proceedings).

The Pensions Act—

• section 165 (determination of questions by Department).