The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and effect

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Service of notices or documents

   4. 4. Use of electronic communications

3. PART 2 REVISION OF DECISIONS

   1. 5. Revision of decisions within a prescribed period or on an application

   2. 6. Late applications for revision of decisions

   3. 7. Procedure for revision of decisions on an application

   4. 8. Revision of decisions against which there has been an appeal

   5. 9. Revision of decisions against which no appeal lies

   6. 10. Revision of decisions arising from official error etc.

   7. 11. Revision of decisions following the award of another relevant benefit

   8. 12. Date as from which revised decisions take effect

4. PART 3 SUPERSESDING DECISIONS

   1. 13. Cases and circumstances in which superseding decisions may be made

   2. 14. Procedure for making superseding decisions on an application

   3. 15. Interaction of revisions and superseding decisions

   4. 16. Date as from which superseding decisions take effect

   5. 17. Effective date for late notifications of change of circumstances

5. PART 4 SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

   1. 18. Suspension in prescribed cases

   2. 19. Provision of information or evidence

   3. 20. Termination in cases of failure to furnish information or evidence

   4. 21. Making of payments which have been suspended

6. PART 5 OTHER MATTERS

   1. 22. Decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases

   2. 23. Appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases

7. PART 6 RIGHTS OF APPEAL AND PROCEDURE FOR BRINGING APPEALS

   1. 24. Other persons with a right of appeal

   2. 25. Decisions against which no appeal lies

   3. 26. Notice of decision against which appeal lies

   4. 27. Appeals against decisions which have been revised

   5. 28. Time within which an appeal is to be brought.

   6. 29. Late appeals

   7. 30. Interests of justice

   8. 31. Making of appeals and applications

   9. 32. Discontinuing action on appeals

   10. 33. Death of a party to an appeal

8. PART 7 REVOCATIONS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   1. 34. Revocations

   2. 35. Transitional provisions

   3. 36. Consequential amendments to the Decisions and Appeals Regulations

   4. 37. Consequential amendments to the Decisions and Appeals (NI) Regulations

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       POWERS EXERCISED IN MAKING THESE REGULATIONS

       1. 1. Section 5(1)(hh) of the Administration Act.

       2. 2. Section 5(1)(hh) of the Administration (NI) Act.

       3. 3. The following provisions of the 1998 Act—

       4. 4. The following provisions of the 1998 Order—

       5. 5. Sections 132 and 133(1) and (2) of the Finance Act...

       6. 6. The following provisions of the Tax Credits Act 2002—

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       DECISIONS AGAINST WHICH NO APPEAL LIES

       1. PART 1 DECISIONS MADE UNDER PRIMARY LEGISLATION

          1. 1. A decision of the Board whether to recognise, for the...

          2. 2. A decision of the Board whether to pay expenses to...

          3. 3. A decision of the Treasury relating to the up-rating of...

          4. 4. A decision of the Board under— (a) section 25 or...

       2. PART 2 DECISIONS MADE UNDER SECONDARY LEGISLATION

          1. 5. A decision of the Board relating to—

          2. 6. A decision of the Board under any of the following...

          3. 7. A decision of the Board made in accordance with the...

          4. 8. A decision of the Board relating to the giving of...

          5. 9. A decision of the Board made in accordance with an...

       3. PART 3 OTHER DECISIONS

          1. 10. An authorization given by the Board in accordance with Article...

11. Explanatory Note