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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-prescribed-diseases-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/388",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 (“the principal Regulations”).\nRegulation 2(2) provides for an assessment of disablement in respect of occupational deafness to have effect for the claimant’s life. Regulation 2(3) revises the list of occupations in relation to which hearing loss is a prescribed disease.\nRegulation 3 makes a transitional provision, so that the amendments to Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations do not apply to claims in respect of hearing loss made, or treated as made, before these Regulations come into operation.\nRegulation 4 makes consequential revocations.\nThese Regulations correspond to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 5A to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2A) of that Act for prior reference to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.\nThese Regulations do not impose a charge on business.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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