# The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008, Paragraph 157: Social Security Act 1998

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In section 20 (medical examination required by appeal tribunal)—
(a) in subsection (2)—
(i) for “An eligible person may, if prescribed conditions” substitute “The First-tier Tribunal may, if conditions prescribed by Tribunal Procedure Rules”;
(ii) for “the eligible person” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”;
(iii) for “an appeal tribunal” substitute “it”; and
(iv) omit the second sentence beginning “In this subsection”; and
(b) in subsection (3) for “an appeal tribunal, except in prescribed cases or circumstances,” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal, except in cases or circumstances prescribed by Tribunal Procedure Rules,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2833/schedule/3/paragraph/157 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-tribunal-functions-order-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-157
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