The Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

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" "the 1943 Act" means the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943[9];";

(b) for the definition of "appeal tribunal" substitute - 

" "appeal tribunal" means - 
(i) an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 1998 Act; or

(ii) a Pensions Appeal Tribunal;";



(c) in the definition of "authorised officer", after "the 1998 Act" insert "or section 6D(2) of the 1943 Act";

(d) in paragraph (ii) of the definition of "the chairman", after "the 1998 Act" insert ", section 6A of the 1943 Act";

(e) for the definition of "Commissioner" substitute - 

" "Commissioner" means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed under the 1998 Act, and includes a tribunal of:
(i) three or more Commissioners constituted under section 16(7) of the 1998 Act or paragraph 10(5) of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act; and

(ii) two or more Commissioners constituted under section 6D(5) of the 1943 Act or section 16(7) of the 1998 Act;";



(f) in the definition of "respondent", at the end of paragraph (iii) insert - 



     " ,



(iv) in the case of an application or appeal under the 1943 Act, the person with a right to appeal under section 6A(2) of that Act other than the applicant or appellant";



(g) after paragraph (2) insert - 

    " (3) A Commissioner is to be known as a "Pensions Appeal Commissioner" - 


(a) where an application or appeal is made to a Commissioner under the 1943 Act;

(b) in respect of the determination of a forfeiture rule question, where the relevant enactment for the purposes of section 4(5) of the Forfeiture Act 1982 is - 


(i) the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939[10];

(ii) the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939[11];

(iii) the Polish Resettlement Act 1947[12]; or

(iv) the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004[13].".

     3. In regulation 15(1) - 

(a) after "the 1998 Act" insert ", section 6D(5) of the 1943 Act"; and

(b) for "either of" substitute "one of".

     4. In regulation 19(3), after "the 1998 Act" insert ", section 6A(3) of the 1943 Act".

     5. In regulation 24(6), after sub-paragraph (b) insert - 

" (ba) in the case of an application or appeal under the 1943 Act, the respondent;".

     6. In regulation 28(2), after "the 1998 Act" insert ", section 6A(3) of the 1943 Act".

     7. In regulation 32(1), after "the 1998 Act" insert ", section 6A(3) of the 1943 Act".

     8. In regulation 33(1), after "the 1998 Act" insert ", section 6C of the 1943 Act".



Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor


Cathy Ashton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Constitutional Affairs

21st March 2005

[2] 1998 c.14. Section 84 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word "prescribe".back

[3] 2000 c.19. Paragraph 23(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word "prescribed".back

[4] 1982 c.34.back

[5] The functions of the Secretary of State under section 4(2) were transferred to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Social Security Commissioners) Order 1984 (S.I.1984/1818), Article 2(c) and Schedule.back

[6] The functions of the Lord Advocate under section 79(2) and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/678), Article 2(1) and the Schedule. Those functions were then treated as being exercisable in or as regards Scotland, for the purposes of section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), by the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/1748), Article 3 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 1, and transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/1750), Article 2 and Schedule 1.back

[7] 1992 c.53.back

[8] S.I.1999/1495; amended by S.I.2000/2854, S.I.2001/1095, and S.I.2005/207.back

[9] 1943 c.39; amended by the Armed Forces (Pension and Compensation) Act 2004 (c.32).back

[10] 1939 c.82.back

[11] 1939 c.83.back

[12] 1947 c.19.back

[13] 2004 c.32.back