Section 54C: Interpretation of sections 54A and 54B: "appropriate officer" etc

Part V: APPEALS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

54C(1)

In sections 54A and 54B "the appropriate officer" means the appropriate officer—

(a) in Great Britain, of the Department for Work and Pensions, and

(b) in Northern Ireland, of the Department for Social Development.

54C(2)

Section 48(1)(a) (meaning of "appeal" in the following provisions of Part 5) does not apply for the purposes of sections 54A and 54B.

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