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Regulation 30 Amendment of regulation 1

In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) of the definition of “claimant”M1 for “or section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act” substitute “ , section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act or section 24(1) of the Welfare Reform Act ”;

(b)

after the definition of “clerk to the appeal tribunal” insert—

““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”;

(c)

after the definition of “designated authority”M2 insert—

  • ““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 M3;

  • “failure determination” means a determination by the Secretary of State under regulation 63(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations that a claimant has failed to satisfy the requirement of regulation 47 or 54 of those Regulations (requirement to take part in a work-focused health related assessment or a work-focused interview);”;

(d)

after the definition of “the Graduated Retirement Benefit Regulations”M4 insert—

““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”;

(e)

after the definition of “legally qualified panel member” insert—

““limited capability for work” has the same meaning as in section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act”; and

(f)

after the definition of “the Variations Regulations”M5 insert—

““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007;”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

Definition amended by S.I. 1999/1662 and 2002/3019.

M2

Definition substituted by S.I. 2002/1703.

M3

S.I. 2008/794

M4

Definition was inserted by S.I. 2005/2677.

M5

Definition inserted by S.I. 2000/3185.