Exceptions relating to payments of allowance by virtue of the Up-rating Orders2

Neither section 155(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 nor section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall apply if a question arises as to either—

a

the weekly rate at which guardian’s allowance is payable by virtue of either of the Up-rating Orders, or

b

whether the conditions for receipt of that allowance at the altered rate are satisfied,

until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Social Security Act 19988 or article 9 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19989.