The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008

Social Security Act 1998

152.  In section 15 (appeal from Commissioner on point of law)—

(a) for the heading substitute “Applications for permission to appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal”;

(b) omit subsections (1) and (2);

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “An application for leave under this section in respect of a Commissioner’s decision” substitute “An application for permission to appeal from a decision of the Upper Tribunal in respect of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal under section 12 or 13”;

(ii) in paragraph (a) for “Commissioner”, in both places, substitute “Upper Tribunal”;

(iii) in that paragraph for “Commissioner’s” substitute “Upper Tribunal’s”;

(iv) in paragraph (c) for “leave” substitute “permission”; and

(v) omit the words from “and regulations” to the end; and

(d) omit subsections (4) and (5).