PART 2CONVERSION DECISIONS
Application of certain statutory provisions for purpose of making conversion decisionsI16
1
The statutory provisions in paragraph (2) apply, subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 1, for the purposes of—
a
enabling the Department to make in relation to any person a conversion decision under this Part; and
b
providing for the revision F1or supersession of such decisions at any time before the effective date.
2
The statutory provisions to which paragraph (1) refers are—
a
Part 1 of the Act (employment and support allowance);
b
Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 199821 (social security decisions and appeals);
c
regulation 32(1) and (1A) of the Claims and Payments Regulations22 (information to be given);
d
the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199923; and
e
the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations.
3
In the application of the statutory provisions listed in paragraph (2)(b) and (d), the conversion decision is to be treated as if it were a decision as to a person’s entitlement to an employment and support allowance which had been made on a claim.