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Paragraph 2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Section 17 (decisions superseding earlier decisions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

in paragraphs (b) and (d) after “any decision of” there is inserted “ an appeal tribunal or ”;

(b)

in paragraph (e) after “any decision of“ there is inserted “a Child Support Commissioner or”.

(3)

After subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(6)

In this section—

  • “appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998 (the functions of which have been transferred to the First-tier Tribunal);

  • “Child Support Commissioner” means a person appointed as such under section 22 (the functions of whom have been transferred to the Upper Tribunal).”