The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
These Regulations are made by virtue of, or in consequence of, provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the Order”) and supplement changes introduced by that Order to the decision-making process for social security and related matters. The Regulations also provide for the procedural rules and other requirements of a new unified appeals system introduced by the Order for social security, contracting-out of pensions and child support.