Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 19996.

(1)

The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 199946 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (revision of decisions) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6)

A decision of the Secretary of State under section 8 or 10 that a jobseeker’s allowance is reduced in accordance with section 19 or 19A of the Jobseeker’s Act or regulation 69B of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations may be revised at anytime by the Secretary of State.”.

(3)

In paragraph (2) of regulation 6 (supersession of decisions) for sub-paragraphs (f) and (fa)47 substitute—

“(f)

is a decision that a jobseeker’s allowance is payable at the full rate to which the claimant would be entitled in the absence of any reduction where the award is reduced under section 19 of the Jobseekers Act;

(fa)

is a decision that a jobseeker’s allowance is payable at the full rate to which the claimant would be entitled in the absence of any reduction where the award is reduced under section 19A of the Jobseekers Act;”.

(4)

In regulation 7 (date from which a decision superseded under section 10 takes effect)—

(a)

for paragraph (8)48 substitute—

“(8)

A decision to which regulation 6(2)(f) applies shall take effect from the beginning of the period specified in regulation 69(6) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.”;

(b)

for paragraph (8ZA)49 substitute—

“(8ZA)

A decision to which regulation 6(2)(fa) applies shall take effect from the beginning of the period specified in regulation 69A(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.”;

(c)

omit paragraph (8ZB).