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The Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Amendment Scheme 1987

S.I. 1987/419 · Made 13 March 1987

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 13th March 1987

Laid before Parliament 16th March 1987

Coming into force 6th April 1987

The Secretary of State for Social Services, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2 and 4 of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf by this instrument, which is made for the purpose only of making provision consequential on the making of an Order or Regulations under the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1986, makes the following Scheme:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 16. Section 2(6)(b) has been amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 86 and Schedule 10 paragraph 67.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the principal Scheme
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and commencement

This Scheme, which may be cited as the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Amendment Scheme 1987, shall be read as one with the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Scheme”) and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.

2Amendment of the principal Scheme

(1)

Subject to the provision of paragraph (2) below, the principal Scheme shall be amended

(a)

in article 4(2), by deleting the words following “pension rate”;

(b)

in article 6 paragraphs (1), (3), (4) and (5) by deleting the references to article 4; and

(c)

in article 34, by inserting after the words “Scheme shall apply subject”, the words “, where appropriate,”.

(2)

The amendments made by paragraph (1) of this article to the principal Scheme shall not apply in relation to any person who before 6th April 1987 has retired, or is treated as having retired, from regular employment, for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1975 f1, for so long as he continues to be so treated as retired for those purposes.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

John Major

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Security

12th March 1987

We consent,

Tim Sainsbury

Peter Lloyd

Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

13th March 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Scheme)

This Scheme which comes into force on 6th April 1987 amends the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982 in consequence of the making of the Social Security Act 1986 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/354).

That Commencement Order appoints 6th April 1987 as the day for coming into force of section 86 of and Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50) which amend section 4(8)(a) of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975. As a result of that amendment this Scheme is exempt from the provision that a Scheme shall not be made unless a draft of the Scheme has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Article 2 provides for a major incapacity allowance to be payable at the same rate as disablement pension without further deduction, except for those who have retired. It also makes certain consequential amendments.