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Explanatory note

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These Regulations make amendments to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/967) (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 makes amendments to Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable. It amends descriptions of occupations prescribed in relation to the prescribed diseases B15 (Anaphylaxis) and D6 (Carcinoma of the nasal cavity or associated air sinuses (nasal carcinoma)).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact is foreseen on the private, voluntary or public sector.