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

Article 4(9)

SCHEDULE 9 MODIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS) REGULATIONS 1987

1.  As if, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “adjudicating authority” there were substituted the following definition:

““adjudicating authority” means any person or body with responsibility for making decisions about claims for benefit or related matters;”; and

(b) in paragraph (c) of the definition of “claim for benefit”, for the word “review” (in both places where that word appears) there were substituted the words “revision or supersession under section 9 or 10 of the Social Security Act 1998”.

2.  As if, in regulation 13(2) (advance claims and awards), for the words “reviewed” there were substituted the words “revised or superseded under section 9 or 10 of the Social Security Act 1998”.

3.  As if, in regulation 17(4) (duration of awards), for the word “reviewed” there were substituted the words “revised or superseded under section 9 or 10 of the Social Security Act 1998”.

4.  As if, in regulation 31(4) (time and manner of payments of industrial injuries gratuities), for the word “varied” (in both places where that word appears) there were substituted the words “revised or superseded under section 9 or 10 of the Social Security Act 1998”.

5.  As if, in the heading to Part V, the words “SUSPENSION AND” were omitted, and as if regulations 37 to 37B (suspension and withholding of benefit) were omitted.