Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 E+W+S Supersession of decisions of former appellate bodies

Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) E+W+S

4 (1) Section 10 of the Social Security Act 1998 (decisions superseding earlier decisions) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (1), the “and” at the end of paragraph (a) is repealed and after that paragraph there is inserted—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