Regulation 11 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995^f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In regulation 17B (calculating periods of incapacity for work for welfare to work beneficiaries in long-term incapacity benefit transitional cases) for “52 weeks” substitute “104 weeks”.

(3)

In regulation 23(2) (increase of Category A retirement pension for incapacity) for “52 weeks” substitute “104 weeks”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 11 in operation at 9.10.2006, see reg. 1(5)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulations 17B and 23(2) were inserted by regulation 3(2) and (3) respectively of S.R. 1998 No. 324