Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1 is amended as follows.

Before paragraph 6 of Schedule 11 (circumstances in which periods of entitlement to statutory sick pay do not arise) insert—

“5A.

(1)

Paragraph 2(d)(i) above does not apply if, at the relevant date, the employee is over pensionable age and is not entitled to incapacity benefit.

(2)

Paragraph 2(d)(i) above ceases to apply if, at any time after the relevant date, the employee is over pensionable age and is not entitled to incapacity benefit.

(3)

In this paragraph “pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.”.