Explanatory note

These Regulations implement Council Directive 79/7/EEC^f1 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women on matters of social security in so far as that Directive is relevant to the transitional arrangements for the introduction of severe disablement allowance.

Under Regulation 20 of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984, persons who were entitled to a non-contributory invalidity pension immediately before 29th November 1984 automatically became entitled to a severe disablement allowance. These Regulations extend that entitlement to certain women who had failed to qualify for a non-contributory invalidity pension because of a condition which applied to married women.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.