Part IIAdjudication

Regulations

61Regulations about supplementary matters relating to determinations

1

Regulations may make provision as respects matters arising—

a

pending the determination under this Act (whether in the first instance or on an appeal or reference, and whether originally or on review)—

i

of any claim for benefit to which this section applies; or

ii

of any question affecting any person’s right to such benefit or its receipt; or

iii

of any person’s liability for contributions under Part I of the Contributions and Benefits Act; or

b

out of the revision on appeal or review of any decision under this Act on any such claim or question.

2

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection may include provision as to the date from which any decision on a review is to have effect or to be deemed to have had effect.

3

Regulations under subsection (1) above as it applies to child benefit may include provision as to the date from which child benefit is to be payable to a person in respect of a child in a case where, before the benefit was awarded to that person, child benefit in respect of the child was awarded to another person.

4

This section applies—

a

to benefit as defined in section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

b

to child benefit;

c

to statutory sick pay;

d

to statutory maternity pay;

e

to income support;

f

to family credit;

g

to disability working allowance; and

h

to any social fund payments such as are mentioned in section 138(1)(a) or (2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.