PART IIDECISIONS AND APPEALS
C1C2C3C4C5 CHAPTER IISOCIAL SECURITY DECISIONS AND APPEALS
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) modified (1.1.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 135(8), 170(3); S.I. 2008/3137, art. 2
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) modified by 1992 c. 7, Sch. 4C para. 4 (as inserted (prosp.) by Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13), ss. 81(5), 118(1), Sch. 2)
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) applied (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 6, Sch. 1
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 16, Sch. 2
F6References of issues by the Department to Inland Revenue
SI 1999/671
Regulations with respect to decisions12 F1
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Subject to the provisions of this Chapter and the Administration Act, provision may be made by regulations for the making of any decision by the Department under or in connection with the current legislation, or the former legislation, including a decision on a claim for benefit.
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Where it appears to the Department that a matter before it involves a question of fact requiring special expertise, the Department may direct that in dealing with that matter it shall have the assistance of one or more experts.
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In this Article—
“the current legislation” means the Contributions and Benefits Act, the Jobseekers OrderF4, the Recovery of Benefits Order F5, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 F8, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015F9and Part 5 of that Order .F7and Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 ;
“expert” means a person appearing to the Department to have knowledge or experience which would be relevant in determining the question of fact requiring special expertise;
“the former legislation” means the National Insurance Acts (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1974, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1974, the [1975 c. 15.] Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and Part III of the [1986 NI 18.] Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
Pt. 2 Ch. 2 (arts. 9-39) applied (1.7.2008 for certain purposes, otherwise 27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 18(2), 60(1); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 1