S. 8 partly in force; s. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 8 in force for certain purposes at 3.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.
S. 9 partly in force; s. 9 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 9 in force for certain purposes at 10.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; s. 9 in force for certain further purposes at 3.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.
Section 16 of the 1991 Act (revision of decisions) shall be amended as follows.
This subsection applies to— a decision of the Secretary of State under section 11, 12 or 17; a reduced benefit decision under section 46; a decision of an appeal tribunal on a referral under section 28D(1)(b). Where the Secretary of State revises a decision under section 12(1)— he may (if appropriate) do so as if he were revising a decision under section 11; and if he does that, his decision as revised is to be treated as one under section 11 instead of section 12(1)
(and, in particular, is to be so treated for the purposes of an appeal against it under section 20).
Section 17 of the 1991 Act (decisions superseding earlier decisions) shall be amended as follows.
any reduced benefit decision under section 46; any decision of an appeal tribunal on a referral under section 28D(1)(b); any decision of a Child Support Commissioner on an appeal from such a decision as is mentioned in paragraph (b) or (d).
Subject to subsection (5) and section 28ZC, a decision under this section shall take effect as from the beginning of the maintenance period in which it is made or, where applicable, the beginning of the maintenance period in which the application was made. In subsection (4), a “