2. In regulation 4(1)—
(a)before the definition of “the 1998 Act”, insert—
““the 1943 Act” means the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(1);”;
(b)for the definition of “appeal tribunal” substitute—
““appeal tribunal” means—
an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 1998 Act; or
a Pensions Appeal Tribunal;”;
(c)in the definition of “authorised officer”, after “the 1998 Act” insert “or section 6D(2) of the 1943 Act”;
(d)in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “the chairman”, after “the 1998 Act” insert “, section 6A of the 1943 Act”;
(e)for the definition of “Commissioner” substitute—
““Commissioner” means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed under the 1998 Act, and includes a tribunal of:
three or more Commissioners constituted under section 16(7) of the 1998 Act or paragraph 10(5) of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act; and
two or more Commissioners constituted under section 6D(5) of the 1943 Act or section 16(7) of the 1998 Act;”;
(f)in the definition of “respondent”, at the end of paragraph (iii) insert—
“,
(iv)in the case of an application or appeal under the 1943 Act, the person with a right to appeal under section 6A(2) of that Act other than the applicant or appellant”;
(g)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) A Commissioner is to be known as a “Pensions Appeal Commissioner”—
(a)where an application or appeal is made to a Commissioner under the 1943 Act;
(b)in respect of the determination of a forfeiture rule question, where the relevant enactment for the purposes of section 4(5) of the Forfeiture Act 1982 is—
(i)the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939(2);
(ii)the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939(3);
(iii)the Polish Resettlement Act 1947(4); or
(iv)the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004(5).”.
1943 c. 39; amended by the Armed Forces (Pension and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32).