PART 3DECISION MAKING
CHAPTER 2REVISION
F1Consideration of revision before appeal14A
1
This regulation applies in a case where—
a
the Secretary of State gives a person written notice of a decision; and
b
that notice includes a statement to the effect that there is a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against the decision only if the Secretary of State has considered an application for a revision of the decision.
2
In a case to which this regulation applies, a person has a right of appeal against the decision only if the Secretary of State has considered on an application whether to revise the decision under section 16 of the 1991 Act.
3
The notice referred to in paragraph (1) must inform the person of the time limit specified in regulation 14(1) for making an application for a revision.
4
Where, as the result of paragraph (2), there is no right of appeal against a decision, the Secretary of State may treat any purported appeal as an application for a revision under section 16 of that Act.
5
In this regulation, “decision” means a decision mentioned in section 20(1)(a) or (b) of the 1991 Act (as substituted by section 10 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000).