Amendment of the FAS Appeals Regulations
9.—(1) The FAS Appeals Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after the definition of “survivor” add—
““terminal illness eligibility decision” means a review decision made by the scheme manager under the FAS Internal Review Regulations which relates to a determination as to whether or not the scheme manager is satisfied that a qualifying member is terminally ill for the purposes of regulations 17(3) (annual payments: terminally ill qualifying member) and 18(1)(a)(ii)(bb) (initial payments: terminally ill qualifying member) of the FAS Regulations.”.
(3) In regulations 6(2)(b) (notice of appeal) and 17(4)(a) (time and place of oral hearings), for “or a member eligibility decision” substitute “, a member eligibility decision or a terminal illness decision”.
(4) In regulation 19(9)(b) (further provisions relating to attendance at oral hearings where appeal relates to scheme notification decision or scheme eligibility decision), after “11(1)(a) and (3),” insert “12(2),”.
(5) In regulation 26(7)(b) (further provisions relating to combining appeals where appeal relates to scheme notification decision or scheme eligibility decision), after “7(3)(a)(i),” insert “11(1)(a) and (3),”.