Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Valid from 21/11/1994

F1 59A Adjudication: incapacity for work. N.I.

(1) The following provisions apply in relation to the determination, for any purpose for which the provisions of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act apply, whether a person—

(a) is, or is to be treated as, capable or incapable of work; or

(b) falls to be disqualified for any period in accordance with regulations under section 167E of that Act;

and to the determination for any such purpose of such other related questions as may be prescribed.

(2) Provision may be made by regulations for a determination made for one such purpose to be treated as conclusive for another such purpose.

Regulations may in particular provide that a determination that a person is disqualified for any period in accordance with regulations under section 167E of the Contributions and Benefits Act shall have effect for such purposes as may be prescribed as a determination that he is to be treated as capable of work for that period, andvice versa.

(3) Provision may be made by regulations for questions of such descriptions as may be prescribed to be determined by an adjudication officer, notwithstanding that other questions fall to be determined by another authority.

(4) Provision may be made by regulations—

(a) requiring a social security appeal tribunal to sit with one or more medical assessors in such classes of case as may be prescribed; and

(b) as to the constitution of panels of medical practitioners to act as medical assessors in such cases;

and regulations under this subsection may confer on the President, or such other person as may be prescribed, such functions as may be prescribed.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 59A and the preceding cross-heading inserted (21.11.1994 for certain purposes, otherwise 13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 8(2); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pts. II, IV

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 59A: power to make regulations modified (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(3), 73