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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/264 · Made 28 June 2012

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Social Security

Made 28th June 2012

Coming into operation 1st August 2012

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 and now vested in itf2.

It is satisfied of the matters referred to in section 108(2) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2012.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations

In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986f1 (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) in the second column of the entry relating to prescribed disease D10f2 add—

“or

(d)

employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker—

(i)

for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 15 years or more;

(ii)

in top oven work, for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 5 years or more; or

(iii)

in a combination of top oven work and other coke oven work for a total aggregate period of 15 years or more, where one year working in top oven work is treated as equivalent to 3 years in other coke oven work.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th June 2012

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable.

Regulation 2 amends Part I of Schedule 1 to those Regulations to include employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker as an occupation in relation to which disease D10 (primary carcinoma of the lung) is a prescribed disease.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding 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.