The Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme 1997
S.I. 1997/823 · Made 13 March 1997
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 13th March 1997
Laid before Parliament 17th March 1997
Coming into force 7th April 1997
The Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Scheme:
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Scheme may be cited as the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme 1997 and shall come into force on 7th April 1997.
2Amendment of the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982
For Article 18 of the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982f1 (sums not payable when delay in claiming) there shall be substituted the following Article—
“18An allowance shall not be payable to any person in respect of any period more than three months before the claim for the allowance is made.”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Roger Evans
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
13th March 1997
We consent,
Patrick McLoughlin
Bowen Wells
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
13th March 1997
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Scheme)
This Scheme amends the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982 (S.I. 1982/1489) by limiting to three months the period of backdating for an allowance.
This Scheme does not impose any costs on business.