The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995

includes the Secretary of State.

has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 34;

means a medical practitioner appointed in accordance with section 49(1) of the Administration Act;

means an officer appointed in accordance with section 38(1) of the Administration Act;

means a social security appeal tribunal constituted in accordance with section 41(1) to (5) of the Administration Act;

means the Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 39(1) of the Administration Act;

means child benefit under Part IX of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

means a person who has claimed benefit under the Acts (including, in relation to an award or decision, a beneficiary under the award or a person affected by the decision) or from whom benefit is alleged to be recoverable, and in relation to statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay includes both the employee alleged to be entitled to and the employer alleged to be liable to pay such pay;

means the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed in accordance with section 52(1) of the Administration Act and includes a Tribunal of 3 such Commissioners constituted in accordance with section 57 of that Act;

has the same meaning as it has in section 68 of the Administration Act.

means a tribunal constituted in accordance with section 43 of the Administration Act;

has the meaning assigned by regulation 27(2);

means a regional or other full-time chairman of appeal tribunals, medical appeal tribunals and disability appeal tribunals appointed under section 51 of the Administration Act;

means income support under Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act and includes personal expenses addition, special transitional addition and transitional addition as defined in the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987;

means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987;

means an inquiry held pursuant to section 17(4) of the Administration Act;

means an office of the Department of Social Security, an office of the Department for Education and Employment or the office of the Chief Adjudication Officer;

means a tribunal constituted in accordance with section 50 of the Administration Act;

means 2 or more adjudicating medical practitioners nominated by the Secretary of State to act jointly in the consideration of a case;

means— (a) the claimant;

means the President of social security appeal tribunals, medical appeal tribunals and disability appeal tribunals appointed under section 51(1) of the Administration Act;

means proceedings on a claim, application, appeal or reference to which these Regulations apply;

means any question as to the right to benefit other than a special question;

means a medical board of which at least 2 of the members are specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioners.

means any question relating to child benefit which, under the provisions of Schedule 10 to the Contributions and Benefits Act or Regulations made under the Acts, falls to be determined by the Secretary of State in his discretion;

means a specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner appointed by virtue of section 62 of the Administration Act;

means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

means the office specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 opposite the description of the relevant application, appeal or reference listed in column (1);

means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

means the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985;

means the time specified in column (3) of that Schedule opposite the description of the relevant application, appeal or reference so listed.

means the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976.