Social Security Act 1998

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

4 (1) In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices), in the entry relating to an adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner, the words “Part II of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 or” shall cease to have effect.

(2) In that Part of that Schedule, the following entries shall cease to have effect, namely—

“Regional or other full-time chairman of a child support appeal tribunal established under section 21 of the Child Support Act 1991”;

“A regional or other full-time Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals”;

“Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 39 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992”;

“Chief Child Support Officer appointed under section 13(3) of the Child Support Act 1991”;

“Member of a Medical Appeal Tribunal appointed under section 50 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992”;

“Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 of persons to act as chairmen of Child Support Appeal Tribunals”;

“Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 of persons to act as chairmen of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals”;

“Member of a panel of persons who may be appointed to serve on a Vaccine Damage Tribunal”; and

“President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals”.

(3) In that Part of that Schedule there shall be inserted at the appropriate places the following entries—

“Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6 of the Social Security Act 1998”;

“President of appeal tribunals (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998) appointed under section 5 of that Act”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 4(2) in force at 1.6.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(g)(ii) (with arts. 48-51)

I2 Sch. 7 para. 4(3) in force at 1.6.1999 by S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(g)(iii) (with arts. 48-51)