Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Part I The Specified Persons

Government departments

• A civil servant in—

  (a)

  the Department;

  (b)

  the Department of Social Security;

  (c)

  the Northern Ireland Court Service.

Other public departments and offices

• A member or officer of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

Adjudication officers

• The Chief Adjudication Officer.

• An adjudication officer.

Adjudicating bodies

• The clerk to, or other officer or member of the staff of, any of the following bodies—

  (a)

  a social security appeal tribunal;

  (b)

  a disability appeal tribunal;

  (c)

  a medical appeal tribunal;

  (d)

  a vaccine damage tribunal;

  (e)

  a Pensions Appeal Tribunal constituted under the [1943 c. 39.] Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943.

The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland

• A member of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.

• An officer or servant of that Board.

The Occupational Pensions Board

• The chairman or deputy chairman of the Occupational Pensions Board.

• A member of that Board.

• A member of the staff of that Board.

The social fund

• The social fund Commissioner.

• A social fund officer.

• A social fund inspector.

• A member of any staff employed in connection with the social fund.

Former statutory bodies

• An officer or other member of the staff of—

  (a)

  the former Supplementary Benefits Commission for Northern Ireland;

  (b)

  the former National Assistance Board for Northern Ireland;

  (c)

  the former Attendance Allowance Board for Northern Ireland.

• A benefit officer.

• An insurance officer.

• A supplement officer.