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Introductory text

An Act to provide for incapacity benefit in place of sickness benefit and invalidity benefit; to make provision as to the test of incapacity for work for the purposes of that benefit and other social security purposes; to make provision as to the rate of statutory sick pay; to make other amendments as to certain allowances payable to a person who is or has been incapable of work; and for connected purposes.

[5th July 1994] I1

E1C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations

Modifications

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Act: excluded (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/310, reg. 16

Act: modified (E.W.S.) (8.9.1998) by 1998 c. 14, s. 2(1)(2)(e); S.I. 1998/2209, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I

Act: power to amend conferred (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 87(6)(h); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

Commencement

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Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 16(2)(3).

Extent

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Ss. 14, 16(1)(2)(4) extend to Northern Ireland, but otherwise Act does not extend there: see s. 16(4).