Before section 6 of the M1Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of Pensions Appeal Tribunal), there shall be inserted—

“5B Matters relevant on appeal.

In deciding any appeal, a Pensions Appeal Tribunal—

(a)

need not consider any issue that is not raised by the appellant or the Minister in relation to the appeal; and

(b)

shall not take into account any circumstances not obtaining at the time when the decision appealed against was made.”