# The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Her Majesty’s Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations apply to members of Her Majesty’s forces who are discharged after 3rd May 2003, who were on sickness absence from duty while in the forces and who claim incapacity benefit.
Regulation 2 amends the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 by inserting a new regulation 7C which prescribes the days to be included when calculating, for the purpose of ascertaining the weekly rate of benefit, the number of days for which a person has been entitled to short-term incapacity benefit.
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1068/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-benefit-her-majestys-forces-amendment-regulations-2003/note
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