# The Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013


In regulation 4 of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013—
(a) after paragraph (2) insert the following paragraph—
“(2A) Where C’s ability to carry out an activity is assessed, C is to be assessed as satisfying a descriptor only if C can do so—
(a) safely;
(b) to an acceptable standard;
(c) repeatedly; and
(d) within a reasonable time period.”; and
(b) after paragraph (3) insert the following paragraph—
“(4) In this regulation—
(a) “safely” means in a manner unlikely to cause harm to C or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity;
(b) “repeatedly” means as often as the activity being assessed is reasonably required to be completed; and
(c) “reasonable time period” means no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out the activity in question would normally take to complete that activity.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/455/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-personal-independence-payment-amendment-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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