SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Supersession of decisions of former appellate bodies

Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)

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(1)

Section 10 of the Social Security Act 1998 (decisions superseding earlier decisions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), the “and” at the end of paragraph (a) is repealed and after that paragraph there is inserted—

“(aa)

any decision under this Chapter of an appeal tribunal or a Commissioner; and”.

(3)

After subsection (6) there is inserted—

“(7)

In this section—

“appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of this Part (the functions of which have been transferred to the First-tier Tribunal);

“Commissioner” means a person appointed as a Social Security Commissioner under Schedule 4 (the functions of whom have been transferred to the Upper Tribunal), and includes a tribunal of such persons.”