PART 3DECISION MAKING

CHAPTER 2REVISION

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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).