Part IOccupational pensions
The Pensions Compensation Board
80Review of decisions
1
Subject to the following provisions of this section, any determination by the Compensation Board of a question which it is within their functions to determine shall be final.
2
The Compensation Board may on the application of a person appearing to them to be interested—
a
at any time review any such determination of theirs as is mentioned in subsection (1) (including a determination given by them on a previous review), if they are satisfied that there has been a relevant change of circumstances since the determination was made, or that the determination was made in ignorance of a material fact or based on a mistake as to a material fact or was erroneous in point of law, and
b
at any time within a period of three months from the date of the determination, or within such longer period as they may allow in any particular case, review such a determination on any ground.
3
The Compensation Board’s powers on a review under this section include power—
a
to vary or revoke any determination previously made,
b
to substitute a different determination, and
c
generally to deal with the matters arising on the review as if they had arisen on the original determination;
and also include power to make savings and transitional provisions.
4
Subject to subsection (5), regulations may make provision with respect to the procedure to be adopted on any application for a review under this section, or under any corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland, and generally with respect to such applications and reviews.
5
Nothing in subsection (4) shall be taken to prevent such a review being entered upon by the Compensation Board without an application being made.