Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Revision by Chief Appeals Officer of decision of appeals officer.

[1993 s263]

318

318.—The Chief Appeals Officer may, at any time, revise any decision of an appeals officer, where it appears to the Chief Appeals Officer that the decision was erroneous by reason of some mistake having been made in relation to the law or the facts.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

C145

Application of section extended and modified (4.06.1998) by Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 188 of 1998), art. 20 and sch. A, in effect as per art. 2, continued in force by s. 362(2). {Note for the purposes of Interpretation Act 2005 (23/2005), s. 26(2) the provisions of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), s. 318 relate to the same subject-matter as Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993 (27/1993), s. 263.}

Application of the Act of 1993

20. The provisions of the enactments mentioned in column (1) of Schedule A hereto shall apply to an allowance and in such application shall be modified so that the said provisions shall read as set out in column (2) of the said Schedule.

Schedule A

Article 19

Section of Act of 1993 to be applied

Modification

(1)

(2)

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Section 263

263. The Chief Appeals Officer, may at any time and from time to time, revise any decision of an appeals officer, if it appears to him that the decision was erroneous by reason of some mistake having been made in relation to the law or the facts.

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