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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-first-tier-tribunal-social-entitlement-chamber-rules-2008/article-25",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2685",
  "legislation_title": "The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-first-tier-tribunal-social-entitlement-chamber-rules-2008",
  "path": "article/25",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Medical and physical examination in appeals under section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies only to appeals under section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998.\n(2) At a hearing an appropriate member of the Tribunal may carry out a physical examination of a person if the case relates to—\n(a) the extent of that person's disablement and its assessment in accordance with section 68(6) of and Schedule 6 to, or section 103 of, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ; or\n(b) diseases or injuries prescribed for the purpose of section 108 of that Act.\n(3) If an issue which falls within Schedule 2 to these Rules (issues in relation to which the Tribunal may refer a person for medical examination) is raised in an appeal, the Tribunal may exercise its power under section 20 of the Social Security Act 1998 to refer a person to a health care professional approved by the Secretary of State for—\n(a) the examination of that person; and\n(b) the production of a report on the condition of that person.\n(4) Neither paragraph (2) nor paragraph (3) entitles the Tribunal to require a person to undergo a physical test for the purpose of determining whether that person is unable to walk or virtually unable to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c.4."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2685/article/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:23:29.519163+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."
}