Regulation 2 Medical information
Medical information required under section 14(1) of the 1992 Act relating to incapacity for work shall be provided either—
in the form of a statement given by a F2healthcare professional in accordance with the rules set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; or
by such other means as may be sufficient in the circumstances of any particular case.
An employee shall not be required under F3section 14(1) of the 1992 Act to provide medical information in respect of the first 7 days in any spell of incapacity for work; and for this purpose “spell of incapacity” means a continuous period of incapacity for work which is immediately preceded by a day on which the claimant either worked or was not incapable of work.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 2(1) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/137), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a)
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Words in reg. 2(1)(a) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(3)
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Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/137), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b)
Modifications
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Reg. 2(2) modified (17.12.2021) by The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1453), regs. 1(2), 2