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Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 51 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[51 Power of adjudicating authorities to refer matters to experts.N.I.
(1)An authority to which this section applies may refer any question of special difficulty arising for decision by the authority to one or more experts for examination and report.
(2)The authorities to which this section applies are—
(a)an adjudication officer;
(b)an adjudicating medical practitioner, or two or more such practitioners acting together;
(c)a specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner appointed by virtue of section 60 below, or two or more such practitioners acting together;
(d)a social security appeal tribunal;
(e)a disability appeal tribunal;
(f)a medical appeal tribunal;
(g)a Commissioner;
(h)the Department.
(3)Regulations may prescribe cases in which a Commissioner shall not exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) above.
(4)In this section “expert” means a person appearing to the authority to have knowledge or experience which would be relevant in determining the question of special difficulty.]
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