Regulation 7 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1980

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1980^f1 shall be amended as follows—

(a)

in regulation 1(2)—

(i)

the definitions of “the Determination of Claims and Questions Regulations”, “pneumoconiosis medical board” and “pneumoconiosis medical panel” are revoked;

(ii)

after the definition of “the Workmen's Compensation Acts” there shall be inserted ` “the Adjudication Regulations” means the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1984'; and

(iii)

after the definition of “silica rock” there shall be inserted `“special medical board” has the same meaning as in regulation 30 of the Adjudication Regulations';

(b)

in regulation 7(1)(b) for the reference to “ Part V of these regulations” there shall be substituted a reference to “ Part IX of the Adjudication Regulations” ;

(c)

in regulation 7(4) for the reference to “ regulation 31” there shall be substituted a reference to “regulation 49 of the Adjudication Regulations”;

(d)

in regulation 8(1) for the reference to “ Part V of these regulations” there shall be substituted a reference to “ Part IX of the Adjudication Regulations” ;

(e)

in regulation 9(1) for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board”;

(f)

in regulation 9(2)(a) for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” in both places where it appears there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board” and for the reference to “the Determination of Claims and Questions Regulations” there shall be substituted a reference to “the Adjudication Regulations”;

(g)

in regulation 9(2)(b) for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board”;

(h)

in regulation 9(2)(c) for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board”;

(i)

in regulation 38 for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board”;

(j)

in regulation 39(1) for the reference to “ Part V of these regulations” there shall be substituted a reference to “ Part IX of the Adjudication Regulations” and for the reference to “ regulation 25(2)” there shall be substituted a reference to “ regulation 43(2) of the Adjudication Regulations” ;

(k)

in regulation 46 the words “the proviso to” are revoked;

(l)

in regulation 51 for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board”; and

(m)

in regulation 53(2) for the reference to “pneumoconiosis medical board” there shall be substituted a reference to “special medical board”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/249 , 1983/185.