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Social Security Administration Act 1992

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98Appeals

(1)An appeal shall lie in accordance with this section against any certificate of total benefit at the instance of the compensator, the victim or the intended recipient, on the ground—

(a)that any amount, rate or period specified in the certificate is incorrect, or

(b)that benefit paid or payable otherwise than in consequence of the accident, injury or disease in question has been brought into account.

(2)No appeal shall be brought under this section until—

(a)the claim giving rise to the compensation payment has been finally disposed of; and

(b)the relevant payment, or where more than one such payment may fall to be made, the final relevant payment, has been made.

(3)Notwithstanding subsection (2) above, where—

(a)an award of damages (“provisional damages”) has been made under or by virtue of—

(i)section 32A(2)(a) of the [1981 c. 54.] Supreme Court Act 1981;

(ii)section 12(2)(a) of the [1982 c. 53.] Administration of Justice Act 1982; or

(iii)section 51(2)(a) of the [1984 c. 28.] County Courts Act 1984; and

(b)the relevant payment or, where more than one such payment falls to be made, the final relevant payment in relation to the provisional damages so awarded has been made,

an appeal may be brought under this section against any certificate of total benefit by reference to which the amount of that relevant payment, or any of those relevant payments, was made.

(4)Regulations may make provision—

(a)as to the manner in which, and the time within which, appeals under this section are to be brought, and

(b)for the purpose of enabling any such appeal to be treated as an application for review under section 97 above,

and regulations under paragraph (b) above may, in particular, provide that the circumstances in which such a review may be carried out shall not be restricted to those specified in section 97 above.

(5)If any of the medical questions arises for determination on an appeal under this section, the Secretary of State shall refer that question to a medical appeal tribunal, whose determination shall be binding, for the purposes of the appeal, on any social security appeal tribunal to whom a question is referred under subsection (7) below.

(6)A medical appeal tribunal, in determining any of the medical questions, shall take into account any decision of any court relating to the same, or any similar, issue arising in connection with the accident, injury or disease in question.

(7)If any question concerning any amount, rate or period specified in the certificate of total benefit arises for determination on an appeal under this section, the Secretary of State shall refer that question to a social security appeal tribunal, but where any medical questions arising on the appeal have been referred to a medical appeal tribunal—

(a)he shall not refer any question to the social security appeal tribunal until he has received the determination of the medical appeal tribunal on the questions referred to them; and

(b)he shall notify the social security appeal tribunal of the determinations of the medical appeal tribunal.

(8)On a reference under subsection (7) above a social security appeal tribunal may either—

(a)confirm the amounts, rates and periods specified in the certificate of total benefit; or

(b)specify any increases, reductions or other variations which are to be made on the issue of the fresh certificate under subsection (9) below.

(9)When the Secretary of State has received the determinations of the tribunals on the questions referred to them under subsections (5) and (7) above, he shall in accordance with those determinations either—

(a)confirm the certificate against which the appeal was brought, or

(b)issue a fresh certificate.

(10)Regulations may make provision with respect to the procedure for the reference under this section of questions to medical appeal tribunals or social security appeal tribunals.

(11)An appeal shall lie to a Commissioner at the instance of the Secretary of State, the compensator, the victim or the intended recipient from a decision of a medical appeal tribunal or a social security appeal tribunal under this section on the ground that the decision was erroneous in point of law; and for the purposes of appeals under this subsection—

(a)section 23(7) to (10) above shall apply in relation to an appeal from the decision of a social security appeal tribunal; and

(b)section 48(3) above shall apply in relation to an appeal from the decision of a medical appeal tribunal.

(12)In this section “the medical questions” means—

(a)any question whether, as the result of a particular occurrence, the victim suffered an injury, sickness or disease;

(b)any question as to the period for which the victim suffered any injury, sickness or disease.

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