Social Security Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security and Child Support (Supersession of Appeal Decisions) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 4th June 2012. 2 These Regulations have effect as if they had come into force on 3rd November 2008. Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992 2 1 The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 20(4A) (supersession of decisions) for “the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal” substitute, “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or of a Child Support Commissioner”. 3 In regulation 23 (date from which a decision is superseded)— a in paragraph (10)— i in sub-paragraph (a), for “the First-Tier Tribunal under section 20 of the Act or the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal or the First-tier Tribunal under section 20 of the Act or the Upper Tribunal or a Child Support Commissioner”; ii for “the First-tier Tribunal or, as the case maybe, the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or the Child Support Commissioner”. b in paragraph (20) — i for “First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal’s decision” substitute, “the decision of the appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or the Child Support Commissioner”; ii after “the Upper Tribunal” insert “or the Child Support Commissioner”. Amendment of the Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996 3 In regulation 32E(6)(a) (date from which a superseding decision takes effect) of the Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996 , before “the First-tier Tribunal” insert “an appeal tribunal or”. Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 4 1 The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 are amended as follows. 2 in regulation 6 (supersession of decisions)— a in paragraph (2)(c) for “the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or of a Commissioner”; b in sub-paragraph (2)(n) — i before “the First-tier Tribunal” in the first place it occurs insert “an appeal tribunal or”; ii for “decision of the First-tier Tribunal” substitute “decision of an appeal tribunal or the First-tier Tribunal”. 3 In regulation 6A(4A) (supersession of child support decisions) for “the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or of a Child Support Commissioner” . 4 In regulation 6B(1) (circumstances in which a child support decision may not be superseded) for “the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or a Child Support Commissioner”. 5 In regulation 7 (date from which a decision superseded under section 10 takes effect)— a in paragraph (5) for “the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal” in both places it occurs substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or a Commissioner”; b in paragraph (33)— i for “the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal’s decision” substitute “the decision of the appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or the Commissioner”; ii after “the Upper Tribunal” insert "or the Commissioner”. 6 In paragraph 11 of Schedule 3D (effective dates for supersession of decisions of child support decisions) — a In sub-paragraph (a), for “the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or of a Child Support Commissioner”; b for “the First-tier Tribunal or, as the case may be, the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or a Child Support Commissioner (as the case may be)”. Amendment of the Housing and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 5 1 The Housing and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 7(2)(d) (decisions superseding earlier decisions) for “the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or of a Commissioner”. 3 In regulation 8 (date from which a decision superseding an earlier decision takes effect)— a in paragraph (7) for “the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal” substitute “an appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or of a Commissioner””; b in paragraph (11)— i for “the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal’s decision” substitute, “the decision of the appeal tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal or the Commissioner”; ii after “the Upper Tribunal” insert “, the Commissioner”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Freud Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 8th May 2012