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5. After regulation 7 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted–
7A.—(1) For the purposes of regulations 3(5)(c), 6(2)(g) and 7(2)(c)–
“disability benefit decision” means a decision to award a relevant benefit embodied in or necessary to which is a disability determination,
“disability determination” means–
in the case of a decision as to an award of an attendance allowance or a disability living allowance, whether the person satisfies any of the conditions in section 64, 72(1) or 73(1) to (3), as the case may be, of the Contributions and Benefits Act,
in the case of a decision as to an award of severe disablement allowance, whether the person is disabled for the purpose of section 68 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, or
in the case of a decision as to an award of industrial injuries benefit, whether the existence or extent of any disablement is sufficient for the purposes of section 103 or 108 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or for the benefit to be paid at the rate which was in payment immediately prior to that decision;
“incapacity benefit decision” means a decision to award a relevant benefit embodied in or necessary to which is a determination that a person is or is to be treated as incapable of work under Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act,
“incapacity determination” means a determination whether a person is incapable of work by applying the all work test in regulation 24 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 or whether a person is to be treated as incapable of work in accordance with regulation 10 (certain persons with a severe condition to be treated as incapable of work) or 27 (exceptional circumstances) of those Regulations, and
“payee” means a person to whom a benefit referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “disability determination”, or a benefit referred to in the definition of “incapacity benefit decision” is payable.
(2) Where a person’s receipt of or entitlement to a benefit (“the first benefit”) is a condition of his being entitled to any other benefit, allowance or advantage (“a second benefit”) and a decision is revised under regulation 3(5)(c) or a superseding decision is made under regulation 6(2) to which regulation 7(2)(c)(ii) applies, the effect of which is that the first benefit ceases to be payable, or becomes payable at a lower rate than was in payment immediately prior to that revision or supersession, a consequent decision as to his entitlement to the second benefit shall take effect from the date of the change in his entitlement to the first benefit.”.
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