Regulation 8 Recovery of expenditure on supplementary benefit

Any proceedings for the recovery of a sum which could have been taken by the Commission under the 1976 Act on or after 24th November 1980 may be taken by the Secretary of State.

Where before 24th November 1980 any question has, under subsection (2) of section 20 of the 1976 Act (questions as to amount of supplementary benefit recoverable), been referred to but not decided by the Appeal Tribunal, the provisions of the said subsection and of subsection (3) of the said section 20 (certificate of the decision of the Appeal Tribunal) shall apply to that question on or after that day as they would have applied before that day.