Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland)

Redetermination of appeals

11.  After Article 24 of the Child Support Order there shall be inserted—

“Redetermination of appeals

24A.— (1) This Article applies where an application is made to a person under Article 25(6)(a) for leave to appeal from a decision of an appeal tribunal.

(2) If the person who constituted, or was the chairman of, the appeal tribunal considers that the decision was erroneous in point of law, he may set aside the decision and refer the case either for redetermination by the tribunal or for determination by a differently constituted tribunal.

(3) If each of the principal parties to the case expresses the view that the decision was erroneous in point of law, the person shall set aside the decision and refer the case for determination by a differently constituted tribunal.

(4) The “principal parties” are—

(a) the Department; and

(b) those who are qualifying persons for the purposes of Article 22(2) in relation to the decision in question.”.