{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-general-regulations-1995/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-general-regulations-1995/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/311",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-general-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Disqualification for misconduct etc.",
  "text": "(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a person—\n(a) has become incapable of work through his own misconduct, except ... in a case where the incapacity is due to pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease; or\n(b) fails without good cause to attend for or submit himself to medical or other treatment (excluding vaccination, inoculation or major surgery) recommended by a doctor with whom, or a hospital or similar institution with which, he is undergoing medical treatment and, which would be likely to render him capable of work; or\n(c) fails without good cause to observe any of the following rules of behaviour, namely—\n(i) to refrain from behaviour calculated to retard his recovery; or\n(ii) not to be absent from his place of residence without leaving word where he may be found.\n(2) A person referred to in paragraph (1) shall—\n(a) if he is entitled to incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, be disqualified for receiving that benefit or allowance; or\n(b) in the case of any other benefit, allowance or advantage, be treated as capable of work,\nfor such period not exceeding 6 weeks as the Secretary of State may determine.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 18(1)(a) omitted (3.4.1995) by virtue of The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/987) , regs. 1(2) , 2(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 18(1)(b) substituted (6.1.1997) by The Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3207) , regs. 1(1) , 2(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 18(2) substituted (6.9.1999) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 9, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2422) , reg. 1 , Sch. 10 para. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/311/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:16:51.323517+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}