# The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(persons deemed incapable of work) —
(a) in paragraph (1), in the introductory words, omit “either”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (1)(a), omit “or”;
(c) after paragraph (1)(b) 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 and effective on 12th March 2020; and
(ii) by reason of that isolation is unable to work..”.
(3) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—
“coronavirus disease” means COVID-19.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/32/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-sick-pay-general-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-2
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