# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) Regulations


After regulation 5 of the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (appeal treated as reconsideration) add—
“Appeals
6. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 apply to an appeal—
(a) against a determination made by the Department—
(i) on a claim, or
(ii) on a reconsideration under section 4 of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 of a determination made on a claim,
as they apply to an appeal under Article 13 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998; and
(b) to a Commissioner under section 6 of that Act against a decision of an appeal tribunal as they apply to an appeal under Article 13 or 14 of that Order.
(2) Regulation 36(2)(a) of those Regulations applies in relation to the composition of an appeal tribunal where the appeal arises under section 5(1) of that Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/490/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-6-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-3
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