Social Security Act 1998

151 (1) For subsections (1) and (2) of section 12 of that Act (reference of questions to medical appeal tribunal) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(1) The Secretary of State must refer an appeal under section 11 to an appeal tribunal.”

(2) In subsection (3) of that section, for the words “any question referred to it under subsection (1)” there shall be substituted the words “any appeal under section 11”.

(3) In subsection (4) of that section—

(a) for the words “a reference under subsection (1) a medical appeal tribunal” there shall be substituted the words “an appeal under section 11 an appeal tribunal”; and

(b) at the end there shall be inserted the words “or

(c) declare that the certificate of recoverable benefits is to be revoked.”

(4) In subsection (5) of that section—

(a) for the words “the decisions of the tribunal on the questions referred to it under subsection (1), he must in accordance with those decisions” there shall be substituted the words “the decision of the tribunal on the appeal under section 11, he must in accordance with that decision”; and

(b) at the end there shall be inserted the words “or

(c) revoke the certificate.”

(5) The following shall cease to have effect, namely—

(a) subsection (6) of that section;

(b) in subsection (7) of that section, the words “under subsection (6)(b)”; and

(c) subsection (8) of that section.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 151 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)