# The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (“the principal Regulations”) and come into force on 10th October 1994.
Regulation 3 modifies paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by removing entitlement to reduced earnings allowance in relation to a disease prescribed on or after 10th October 1994 or in relation to an extension of an existing prescribed disease on or after that date.
Regulation 4 adds to the occupations set against prescribed disease A10 (occupational deafness) listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations and widens the definition of two of the listed occupations.
Regulation 5 revokes regulations 37, 38, 41 and 42 of the principal Regulations, which relate to initial and periodical medical examinations in relation to pneumoconiosis.
An assessment of the cost to business of applying these Regulations has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained by post from: DSS Deregulation Unit, The Adelphi, John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2343/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-prescribed-diseases-amendment-regulations-1994/note
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