PART 2REVISION
CHAPTER 2REVISION ON SPECIFIC GROUNDS
Contributions cases17
1
A decision (“the original decision”) may be revised where—
a
on or after the date of the original decision—
i
a late paid contribution is treated under regulation 5 (treatment of late paid contributions where no consent, connivance or negligence by the primary contributor) of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001 (“the Crediting Regulations”)28 as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the original decision was made;
ii
a direction is given under regulation 6 (treatment of contributions paid late through ignorance or error)29 of those Regulations that a late paid contribution is to be treated as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the original decision was made; or
iii
an unpaid contribution is treated under regulation 60 (treatment of unpaid contributions where no consent, connivance or negligence by the primary contributor) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 200130 as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the original decision was made; and
b
either an award of benefit would have been made or the amount of benefit awarded would have been different.
2
A decision may be revised where, by virtue of regulation 6C (treatment of Class 3 contributions paid under section 13A of the Act) of the Crediting Regulations31, a contribution is treated as paid on a date which falls on or before the date on which the decision was made.