The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

5.—(1) Where—

(a) a decision of an adjudicating authority in relation to a relevant benefit has been made before 5th July 1999; and

(b) the period within which an appeal may be made in relation to that decision has not expired before that date,

regulation 3 of the Adjudication Regulations as it relates to the period within which an appeal may be made, or any extension of that period, shall, notwithstanding regulation 59 of the Regulations, continue to have effect, subject to the modifications in sub-paragraph (2) below, with respect to any appeal to an appeal tribunal on or after that date in relation to that decision.

(2) The modifications referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are—

(a) as if references to a chairman or to a person considering the application were references to a legally qualified panel member;

(b) as if references to a tribunal were references to an appeal tribunal constituted under section 7; and

(c) as if in paragraph (3E) for the words from “6 years” to the end of the paragraph there were substituted the words “5th August 2000”.