The Social Security Commissioners (Procedure) (Child Trust Funds) Regulations 2005

Made: 24th March 2005

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

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PART 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Citation, commencement and duration

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Interpretation

2

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General powers of a Commissioner

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Transfer of proceedings between Commissioners

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Delegation of functions to authorised officers

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Manner of and time for service of notices, etc.

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Funding of legal services

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PART 2 — APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL AND APPEALS

Application of this Part

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Application to a Commissioner for leave to appeal

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Notice of application to a Commissioner for leave to appeal

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Determination of application

11

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Notice of appeal

12

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Time limit for appealing

13

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Acknowledgement of a notice of appeal and notification to each respondent

14

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PART 3 — PROCEDURE

Representation

15

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Respondent's written observations

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Written observations in reply

17

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Directions, further particulars and observations

18

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Non-disclosure of medical evidence

19

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Requests for hearings

20

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Hearings

21

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Summoning of witnesses

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Withdrawal of applications for leave to appeal and appeals

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Irregularities

24

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PART 4 — DECISIONS

Determinations and decisions of a Commissioner

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Correction of accidental errors in decisions

26

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Setting aside decisions on certain grounds

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Provisions common to regulations 26 and 27

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PART 5 — APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE APPELLATE COURT

Application to a Commissioner for leave to appeal to the Appellate Court

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Cathy Ashton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Constitutional Affairs — 24th March 2005

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1998 c. 14. Section 84 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2005/191.

[^f00003]: () The functions of the Lord Advocate under section 79(2) and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), Article 2(1) and the Schedule. Those functions were then treated as being exercisable in or as regards Scotland, for the purposes of section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), by the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), Article 3 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 1, and transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), Article 2 and Schedule 1.

[^f00004]: 1992 c. 53.

[^f00005]: 2004 c. 6.

[^f00006]: 1999 c. 22.

[^f00007]: 1986 c. 47.

Editorial notes

[^key-43f1b334e46b4d9daf216e7c1fe8a130]: Instrument revoked () (3.11.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2683), art. 1, Sch. 2

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