The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

Article 4(2)

SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (GUARDIAN'S ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS 1975

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), for the definition of “the determining authority” there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • “the determining authority” means, as the case may require, the Secretary of State, an appeal tribunal constituted under section 7 of the Social Security Act 1998, the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner, or a tribunal consisting of any three or more such Commissioners constituted in accordance with section 16(7) of that Act;.