(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act—
(a)the functions of social security appeal tribunals, disability appeal tribunals and medical appeal tribunals constituted under Part II of the Administration Act;
(b)the functions of child support appeal tribunals established under section 21 of the Child Support Act; and
(c)the functions of vaccine damage tribunals established by regulations made under section 4 of the [1979 c. 17.] Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (“the Vaccine Damage Payments Act”),
are hereby transferred to appeal tribunals constituted under the following provisions of this Chapter.
(2)Accordingly appeals under—
(a)section 12 below;
(b)section 20 of the Child Support Act, as substituted by section 42 below;
(c)section 4 of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act, as substituted by section 46 below; and
(d)section 11 of the [1997 c. 27.] Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997,
shall be determined by appeal tribunals so constituted (in the following provisions of this Chapter referred to as “appeal tribunals”).
Commencement Information
I1S. 4 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)
I2S. 4(1)(a)(2)(a) 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)
I3S. 4(1)(a)(2)(a) in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)
I4S. 4(1)(a)(2)(a) in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)
I5S. 4(1)(a)(c)(2)(a)(c) in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)
I6S. 4(1)(b)(2)(b) in force at 1.6.1999 by S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(b) (with arts. 48-51)