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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/regulation-26",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1995/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995",
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  "path": "regulation/26",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Calculation of scores",
  "text": "(1) In determining a person’s score for the purposes of regulation 25(1)(c)—\n(a) a score of between 6 and 9 points in respect of those descriptors specified in Part II shall be treated as a score of 9 points when added to the score in respect of descriptors specified in Part I;\n(b) a score of less than 6 points in respect of any descriptors specified in Part II shall be disregarded.\n(2) In determining a person’s score where descriptors specified for activities 1 and 2 in Part I apply to him, only one descriptor shall be counted and that shall be the descriptor with the highest score in respect of either activity which applies to him.\n(3) In determining a person’s score in respect of descriptors specified in Part I where more than one descriptor specified for any activity applies to him, only one descriptor shall be counted and that shall be the descriptor with the highest score in respect of each activity which applies to him.\n(4) In determining a person’s score in respect of descriptors specified in Part II the score in respect of each descriptor which applies to him shall be counted.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "nisr/1996/601",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996"
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      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996"
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      "affecting": "nisr/1996/601",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996"
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  "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."
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