The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009

Social Security Administration Act 1992 U.K.

172.—(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 3A (health in pregnancy grant: civil penalty for fraud, etc)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) for “an appeal tribunal” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”.

(3) For sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) An appeal lies to the Upper Tribunal otherwise than on a point of law from a decision of the First-tier Tribunal under sub-paragraph (2) (unless the decision is set aside under section 9 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007).

(3A) For an appeal on a point of law, see section 11 of that Act.

(3B) An appeal may be brought under sub-paragraph (3) only if, on an application made by the person concerned, the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal has given its permission for the appeal to be brought.”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) for “a Commissioner” substitute “the Upper Tribunal”; and

(b) for “an appeal tribunal” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”.

(5) Omit sub-paragraph (5).

(6) In sub-paragraph (6) for “that Act” substitute “the Social Security Act 1998”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 172 in force at 1.4.2009, see art. 1(2)

(1)

Schedule 3A was inserted by section 133(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).