ReviewN.I.

12.—(1) The Department must establish procedures for reviewing a person’s entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment.

(2) The procedures established under paragraph (1) must—

(a)provide for a review to be carried out on the application of any person; and

(b)provide for the manner of making an application and the period within which it must be made.

(3) The procedures may, in particular, provide for—

(a)the consideration of the applicant’s entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment by up to three persons nominated by the Department;

(b)the preparation of a report by the persons so nominated setting out their conclusions in relation to the applicant’s entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment and their recommendation as to the manner in which the matter should be finally determined.