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Textual Amendments
F1S. 39ZA inserted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 166
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 39ZA applied (with modifications) (6.4.2010) by The National Insurance Contribution Credits (Transfer of Functions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1377), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(s), 4
(1)In this Chapter—
[F2“appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter I of this Part;]
[F3“claimant”, in relation to a joint-claim couple claiming a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance (within the meaning of the Jobseekers Act 1995), means the couple or either member of the couple;]
[F2“Commissioner” [F4(except in the expression “tax appeal Commissioners”)] means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner, and includes a tribunal of three or more Commissioners constituted under section 16(7) above;]
[F5“claimant”, in relation to a couple jointly claiming universal credit, means the couple or either member of the couple;]
[F6“health care professional” means—
a registered medical practitioner,
a registered nurse,
an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Act 1999, or
a member of such other profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 as the Secretary of State may prescribe;]
“relevant benefit” has the meaning given by section 8(3) above.
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[F8(1A)In this Chapter—
(a)a reference to a benefit includes a reference to a loan under section 18 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016;
(b)a reference to a claim for a benefit includes a reference to an application for a loan under section 18 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016;
(c)a reference to a claimant includes a reference to an applicant for a loan under section 18 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 or, in relation to a couple jointly applying for a loan under that section, a reference to the couple or either member of the couple;
(d)a reference to an award of a benefit to a person includes a reference to a decision that a person is eligible for a loan under section 18 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016;
(e)a reference to entitlement to a benefit includes a reference to eligibility for a loan under section 18 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.]
(2)Expressions used in this Chapter to which a meaning is assigned by section 191 of the Administration Act have that meaning in this Chapter.
(3)Part II of the Administration Act, which is superseded by the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, shall cease to have effect.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 39(1) omitted except in relation to S. for specified purposes (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1)(5), Sch. 3 para. 167
F3Words in s. 39(1) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes, 19.3.2001 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(5)(b), Sch. 7 para. 17; S.I. 2000/2958, art. 2(2)
F4Words in s. 39(1) inserted (1.4.1999) by Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), s. 28(3), Sch. 7 para. 35(a) (with Sch. 8); S.I. 1999/527, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with arts. 3-6)
F5Words in s. 39(1) inserted (25.2.2013 for specified purposes, 29.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 2 para. 49; S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2013/983, art. 3(1)(b)(iii)
F6Words in s. 39(1) inserted (3.7.2007) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), ss. 62(5), 70(1)
F7Words in s. 39 omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 250
F8S. 39(1A) inserted (27.7.2017) by Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7), ss. 20(7), 36(6); S.I. 2017/802, reg. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 39 applied (with modifications) (temp.) (17.12.2002) by The Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2926), regs. 1(1)(2), 12
C3S. 39 applied (with modifications) (25.2.2005) by The Child Trust Funds (Non-tax Appeals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/191), regs. 1(1), 14
Commencement Information
I1S. 39 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3, 5, Sch. 12) (as amended (25.11.1999) by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 3(20), Sch. 20 para. 2(a))
I2S. 39 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(b)(c), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 5, Sch. 14) (as amended (25.11.1999) by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 3(20), Sch. 20 para. 2(b))
I3S. 39 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)
I4S. 39 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(b)(c), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 5, Schs. 16-18) (as amended (25.11.1999) by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 3(20), Sch. 20 para. 2(c))
I5S. 39 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)
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