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

S.I. 2012/1634 · Made 20 June 2012

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Social Security

Made 20th June 2012

Laid before Parliament 2nd July 2012

Coming into force 1st August 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2), 122(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is satisfied that the conditions referred to in section 108(2) of that Act are met.

In accordance with section 172(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2 reference has been made to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c.4. Section 122(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of the word “prescribe”.

f2

1992 c.5.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985
  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 2012 and come into force on 1st August 2012.

2Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

(1)

Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985f1 (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) is amended as follows.

(2)

At the end of the entry relating to prescribed disease D10f2 (primary carcinoma of the lung) 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; or

(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

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

20th June 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (S.I.1985/967) (“the 1985 Regulations”), which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable.

Regulation 2 amends Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1985 Regulations by making amendments to the prescription of prescribed disease D10 (primary carcinoma of the lung) to include employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.