Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Decisions by deciding officers.

[1952, s. 42; S.I. No. of 9 of 1953 ; S.I. No. 11 of 1953 ]

296.—(1) Subject to this Part and in accordance with any relevant regulations, every question to which this section applies shall be decided by a deciding officer.

(2) This section applies to every question arising under—

(a) Part II (social insurance), being a question referred to in section 111 ,

(b) Part III (social assistance) other than Chapter 3 (old age pension) except as provided by section 162 (2) and Chapter 6 (supplementary welfare allowance),

(c) Part IV (children's allowance), and

(d) Part V (intermittent unemployment insurance), being a question referred to in section 271 .