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131For section 170 of that Act there shall be substituted the following section—
(1)Section 2 (use of computers) of the Social Security Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) applies as if, for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section, this Act were a relevant enactment.
(2)Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the 1998 Act (decisions by the Secretary of State, revision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions) apply as if, for the purposes of section 8(1)(c) of that Act, this Act were a relevant enactment.
(3)Regulations may make provision—
(a)with respect to the procedure to be adopted on any application made under section 9 or 10 of the 1998 Act by virtue of subsection (2); and
(b)generally with respect to such applications, and revisions under section 9 and decisions under section 10,
but may not prevent such a revision or decision being made without such an application.
(4)Section 12 of the 1998 Act (appeal to appeal tribunal) applies as if, for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) of that section, any decision of the Secretary of State falling to be made under this Act were a decision falling within Schedule 3 to that Act.”
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I1Sch. 7 para. 131 in force at 4.3.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/528, art. 2(a), Sch.
I2Sch. 7 para. 131 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)
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