Appeals against Manager’s decision

(1) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Manager as to the right to any benefit may appeal therefrom to an appeal tribunal: Provided that without prejudice to other provisions in these Regulations relating to appeals, this paragraph shall not apply where the Manager certifies in writing that his decision is based solely on the determination in accordance with these Regulations of– (a) a reserved question by the Board; or (b) a disablement question by a medical board or medical referee. (2) An appeal under this Regulation may be made at the instance of the claimant or a trade union of which the claimant was a member on the date when the claim arose, by giving notice of appeal in writing at the Office of the Board not later than twenty–one days after the date on which the decision appealed against was issued to the claimant or 178 Social Security within such longer period not exceeding sixty days as the chairman of an appeal tribunal may, in special circumstances, allow. (3) The notice of appeal shall include a statement of the grounds upon which the appeal is made. (4) The provisions of paragraph (4) of Regulation 10 of these Regulations shall apply to an appeal under this Regulation.