Notice of decisionU.K.
4.—(1) Notice of a decision by an officer of the Board referred to in regulation 3(1) must be given–
(a)in the case of a decision relating to a person’s entitlement to [F1statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay, [F2statutory paternity pay] [F3, statutory shared parental pay] [F4, statutory parental bereavement pay] [F5, statutory neonatal care pay] or statutory adoption pay], to the employee and employer concerned, and
(b)in any other case, to every person named in the decision.
(2) A notice under this regulation must state the date on which it is issued and may be served by post addressed to any person to whom it is to be given at his usual or last known place of residence, or his place of business or employment.
(3) Where notice is to be given to a company, it may be served by post addressed to its registered office or its principal place of business.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 4(1)(a) substituted (7.1.2003) by The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3120), regs. 1, 3(1)(2)(b)
F2Words in reg. 4(1)(a) substituted (5.4.2015) by The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/174), regs. 1(3), 2(a) (with reg. 3)
F3Words in reg. 4(1)(a) inserted (5.3.2015) by The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/174), regs. 1(2), 2(b)
F4Words in reg. 4(1)(a) inserted (6.4.2020) by The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/238), regs. 1, 2(2) (as extended to N.I. (6.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/384, reg. 2)
F5Words in reg. 4(1)(a) inserted (E.W.S) (6.4.2025) by The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/350), regs. 1, 2(2)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.1999, see reg. 1