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Regulation 24 Amendment of the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In regulation 1 of the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976 (interpretation)f1—

(a)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

for the definition of “limited capability for work” substitute—

  • ““limited capability for work” has the meaning—

    1. (a)

      for the purposes of employment and support allowance, given in section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; and

    2. (b)

      for the purposes of universal credit, given in section 37 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;”; and

(ii)

for the definition of “limited capability for work assessment” substitute—

  • ““limited capability for work assessment” means the assessment of whether a person has limited capability for work—

    1. (a)

      for the purposes of old style ESA, under Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations;

    2. (b)

      for the purposes of new style ESA, under Part 4 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013;

    3. (c)

      for the purposes of universal credit, under Part 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013;”;

(b)

after paragraph (4), insert—

“(5)

For the purposes of the definition of “limited capability for work assessment” in paragraph (2)—

(a)

“old style ESA” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 as that Part has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance; and

(b)

“new style ESA” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1976/615; regulation 1(2) has been amended in ways that are not relevant to these Regulations.