{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/332",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).\n(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “doctor” insert—\n““health care professional” means—\n(a) a registered medical practitioner;\n(b) a registered nurse;\n(c) an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Act 1999; or\n(d) a member of such other profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 prescribed by the Department in accordance with powers under Article 2(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;”.\n(3) In regulation 8(1) (person may be called for a medical examination) for “doctor” substitute “health care professional”.\n(4) In regulation 27(d) (exceptional circumstances) for “doctor” substitute “health care professional”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1995 No. 41; relevant amending Regulations are S.R.1996 No. 601, S.R. 2000 No. 4 and S.R. 2005 No. 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The definition of “doctor” was amended by regulation 4(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 601"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation 8(1) was amended by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2000 No. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Regulation 27 was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2005 No. 15"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/332/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:39:57.895219+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}