Regulation 27 Exceptional circumstances

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 27 substituted by Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) 1996 reg. 4(8)
reg. 27(1) words substituted by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) 2000 reg. 2(13)(a)
reg. 27(2)(b)(c) words substituted by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) 2000 reg. 2(13)(b)
reg. 27(d) words substituted by Social Security 2007 reg. 3(4)
reg. 27 substituted by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) 2005 reg. 2

A person who does not satisfy the all work test shall be treated as incapable of work if in the opinion of a doctor approved by the Department—

(a)

he suffers from a previously undiagnosed potentially life-threatening condition;

(b)

he suffers from some specific disease or bodily or mental disablement and, by reason of such disease or disablement, there would be a substantial risk to the mental or physical health of any person if he were found capable of work;

(c)

he suffers from a severe uncontrolled or uncontrollable disease; or

(d)

he will, within 3 months of the date on which the doctor so approved examines him, have a major surgical operation or other major therapeutic procedure.