SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Supersession of decisions of former appellate bodies

Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)

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(1)

In Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (housing benefit and council tax benefit), paragraph 4 (decisions superseding earlier decisions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1), the “and” at the end of paragraph (a) is repealed and after that paragraph there is inserted—

“(aa)

any decision under this Schedule of an appeal tribunal or a Commissioner, and”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)

after “the decision appealed against to“ there is inserted “the tribunal or”;

(b)

after “the decision being appealed against to” there is inserted “ the Commissioner or ”.

(4)

After sub-paragraph (6) there is inserted—

“(7)

In this paragraph—

“appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998 (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 to that Act (the functions of whom have been transferred to the Upper Tribunal), and includes a tribunal of such persons.”