PART 3 AMENDMENTS TO SECONDARY LEGISLATION

9 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations
1 The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
S.R. 1995 No. 41; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2006 No. 359
2 In regulation 7(2) (failure to provide information)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “6 weeks” substitute “4 weeks”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) for “4 weeks” substitute “3 weeks”; and
(ii) for “2 weeks have” substitute “1 week has”.
3 In regulation 11(1) (person with an infectious or contagious disease)—
(a) for “by reason of his being a carrier, or having been in contact with” substitute “by reason of it being known or reasonably suspected that he is infected or contaminated by, or has been in contact with”; and
(b) for sub-paragraphs(b)(ii) and (iii) substitute—

“(ii) regulations 8 and 9 of the Public Health (Ships) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (examination etc., of persons on ships and powers in respect of persons leaving ships) apply;
S.R. 2008 No. 333
(iii) regulations 7 and 8 of the Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (examination etc., of persons on aircraft and powers in respect of persons leaving aircraft) apply;
S.R. 2008 No. 436”

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Regulation 11 was substituted by regulation 12(2) of S.R. 2006 No. 359