Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 1 provides for citation, commencement and retrospective effect (pursuant to the power in section 12(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972).

Regulation 2 provides for interpretation.

Regulation 3 amends the definition of “average remuneration” in regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations and inserts a definition of “quarter” into that regulation.

Regulation 4 makes provision in respect of the payment by employing authorities, within the meaning of the principal Regulations, of allowances under regulation 4(5) of those Regulations and under regulation 4(5) of the National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1974 (S.I. 1974/1547) (“the previous Regulations”) which were revoked by the principal Regulations.

Regulation 5 inserts a new regulation 4A into the principal Regulations which makes provision for the recovery by the Secretary of State of the cost of paying allowances or lump sums under paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (9) of regulation 4 and regulation 7, 8, 9 or 11 of the principal Regulations and paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (9) of regulation 4 and regulation 7, 8, 9 or 11 of the previous Regulations together with the cost of providing increases to such allowances or lump sums under Part I of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.