{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-introduction-of-disability-living-allowance-regulations-1991/regulation-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-introduction-of-disability-living-allowance-regulations-1991/regulation-25.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2891",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-introduction-of-disability-living-allowance-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/25",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Reference to an adjudication officer",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where, on or after 3rd February 1992 a disability appeal tribunal are determining an appeal which relates to a claim for attendance allowance or a disability appeal tribunal or a medical appeal tribunal are determining an appeal which relates to a claim for mobility allowance.\n(2) Where an appeal tribunal are unable to make an award of the benefit claimed, but, solely on the evidence before them they are satisfied that the claimant may qualify for—\n(a) where the claim relates to attendance allowance, the lowest of the three rates of care component prescribed under section 37ZB(3) of the 1975 Act; or\n(b) where the claim relates to mobility allowance—\n(i) the lower of the two rates of mobility component prescribed under section 37ZC(6) of the 1975 Act, or\n(ii) the higher rate of the two rates of mobility component because he may fall within section 37ZC(1)(c) of the 1975 Act (entitlement to mobility component for the severely mentally impaired),\nthe appeal tribunal may refer to an adjudication officer the question of his entitlement to disability living allowance.\n(3) Where an adjudication officer has a question referred to him in accordance with paragraph (2), he shall treat—\n(a) the claim for attendance allowance as being also a claim for disability living allowance relating solely to the care component, or\n(b) the claim for mobility allowance as being also a claim for disability living allowance relating solely to the mobility component,\nmade on the 3rd February 1992 and proceed to determine that claim in accordance with section 99 of the 1975 Act.\n(4) An award made in accordance with paragraph (3) may be for a period commencing on 6th April 1992 or on such later date as the adjudication officer may, in the circumstances of the particular case, determine.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2891/regulation/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:32:02.366716+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."
}