Regulation 2 Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) RegulationsI1
Northern Ireland
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 M1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 2(persons deemed incapable of work) —
in paragraph (1), in the introductory words, omit “either”;
at the end of paragraph (1)(a), omit “or”;
after paragraph (1)(b) M2 insert—
“ ; or
(c)he is—
(i)isolating himself, from other people in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus disease, in accordance with guidance published by the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being M3 and effective on 12th March 2020; and
(ii)by reason of that isolation is unable to work..”.
After paragraph (2) insert—
“(3)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—
“coronavirus disease” means COVID-19.”.
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
S.R. 1982 No. 263; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2006 No. 142 and S.R. 2012 No. 121
- M2
Sub-paragraph (b) was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2006 No. 142 and amended by regulation 11 of S.R. 2012 No. 121
- M3
Established under the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 c.1 (N.I.)