70In section 170 (determinations by the Secretary of State)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)in paragraph (b) for “state scheme premium” (in both places) there is substituted “contributions equivalent premium”,
(ii)the “and” at the end of paragraph (c) is omitted, and
(iii)for the words following paragraph (d) there is substituted “and
(e)any question whether an employment is, or is to be treated, for the purposes of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 as contracted-out employment or as to the persons in relation to whom, or the period for which, an employment is, or is to be treated, for the purposes of that Act as such employment”,
(b)subsections (3) and (4) are omitted, and
(c)at the end of that section there is added—
“(7)Sections 18 and 19 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (appeals and reviews) shall have effect as if the questions mentioned in subsection (1) of section 17 of that Act included—
(a)any question arising in connection with the issue, cancellation or variation of contracting-out certificates or appropriate scheme certificates, not being a question mentioned in subsection (1)(e) above, and
(b)any other question arising under this Act which falls to be determined by the Secretary of State, not being a question mentioned in that subsection.
(8)Regulations may make provision with respect to the procedure to be adopted on any application for a review made under section 19 of that Act by virtue of subsection (7) above and generally with respect to such applications and reviews, but may not prevent such a review being entered upon without an application being made”.