The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations

23.  In regulation 1(2) of the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (interpretation)—

(a)in the definition of “financially qualified panel member”, after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(cc)the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland;;

and

(b)in the definition of “official error”, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(b)an officer of—

(i)the Department for Work and Pensions; or

(ii)the Commissioners of Inland Revenue,

acting as such;.