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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Adjudication) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 28th April 1997.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.
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(1) The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “disability question” there shall be inserted the following definition—“
 “full statement of the tribunal’s decision” means the statement referred to in regulations 23(3A), 29(6A) and 38(5A);”.
(3) In regulation 24 (application for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from an appeal tribunal)—
(a) for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, an application to the chairman of an appeal tribunal for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a decision of an appeal tribunal shall—
(a) be made in accordance with regulation 3 and Schedule 2; and
(b) have annexed to it a copy of the full statement of the tribunal’s decision.”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) “made under paragraph (1)(a) shall be recorded in the record of the proceedings of the tribunal, and on an application under paragraph (1)(b)” shall be omitted.
(4) In regulation 32 (application for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a disability appeal tribunal) for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, an application to the chairman of a disability appeal tribunal for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a decision of a disability appeal tribunal shall—
(a) be made in accordance with regulation 3 and Schedule 2; and
(b) have annexed to it a copy of the full statement of the tribunal’s decision.”.
(5) In regulation 39 (application for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a medical appeal tribunal) for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, an application to the chairman of a medical appeal tribunal for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a decision of a medical appeal tribunal shall—
(a) be made in accordance with regulation 3 and Schedule 2; and
(b) have annexed to it a copy of the full statement of the tribunal’s decision.”.
(6) In Schedule 2 (time limits for making applications, appeals or references) in column (3) of paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 for “a copy of the record of the decision was given to the applicant” there shall be substituted “a copy of the full statement of the tribunal’s decision was given or sent to the applicant”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
19th March 1997.