Regulation 13 Modification of the Act in relation to the Channel Islands

(1)

Notwithstanding any provision of the Act or of these regulations a person shall not—

(a)

be disqualified for receiving any benefit under the Act by reason of absence from Northern Ireland (other than unemployment benefit);

(b)

be disentitled to a maternity grant in respect of a confinement outside Northern Ireland; or

(c)

be disqualified for receiving a death grant in respect of a death occurring outside Northern Ireland,

if that person is, or, as the case may be, that confinement or that death occurred, in any part of the Channel Islands which is not subject to an order or Order in Council made under section 134 of the Act or an Order in Council made under section 99 of the former principal Act.

(2)

A person who—

(a)

(i)

is in any part of the Channel Islands which is not the subject of an order or Order in Council made under section 134 of the Act or an Order in Council made under section 79 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966^f1, or

(ii)

is going from (or to) Northern Ireland to (or from) such a part of the Channel Islands; and who—

(b)

suffers an industrial accident in the course of his employment (being employed earner's employment by virtue of regulation 106 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975, as amended^f2),

shall, subject to the provisions of section 51 of the Act, be treated as if the employment were employed earner's employment for the purposes of industrial injuries and as if the accident occurred in Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1966 c. 9 (N.I.)
f2: There are no relevant amending regulations