Application
2.—(1) These Regulations apply to—
(a)a person who makes a claim for employment and support allowance on or after 28th March 2011 (including a claim in respect of any period before that date);
(b)subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person who made a claim for employment and support allowance before 28th March 2011 in respect of whom a determination is made on or after that date as to whether that person has or is to be treated as having limited capability for work under Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (limited capability for work) or as to whether that person has or is to be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity under Part 6 of those Regulations (limited capability for work-related activity);
(c)subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person who is entitled to employment and support allowance immediately before 28th March 2011 in respect of whom, on or after that date—
(i)the Department determines afresh under regulation 19(7) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (determination of limited capability for work) whether the person has or is to be treated as having limited capability for work;
(ii)the Department determines afresh under regulation 34(4) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations whether the person has or is to be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity; and
(d)subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a notified person as defined by regulation 4 of the Reassessment Regulations(1) in respect of whom a determination is made on or after 28th March 2011 as to whether that person has or is to be treated as having limited capability for work under Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations or as to whether that person has or is to be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity under Part 6 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations.
(2) Where, before 28th March 2011, a questionnaire relating to the previous version of Schedule 2 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations was issued to a person in accordance with regulation 21(1)(b) of those Regulations (information required for determining capability for work), regulation 3(5) does not apply to that person for the purposes of making a determination as to limited capability for work under Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations.
(3) Where, before 28th March 2011, a questionnaire relating to the previous version of Schedule 3 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations was issued to a person in accordance with regulation 36(1)(a) of those Regulations (information required for determining capability for work-related activity) regulation 3(6) does not apply to that person for the purposes of making a determination as to limited capability for work-related activity under Part 6 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations.
(4) In this Regulation “the previous version of Schedule 2 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” and “the previous version of Schedule 3 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” mean those Schedules as they have effect immediately before the date on which these Regulations come into operation.
(5) The provisions of paragraphs (2) to (4) do not apply to any determination made, on or after 28th September 2011.
Regulation 4 of the Reassessment Regulations defines a notified person as a person to whom a notice is issued. A notice commences the conversion phase under the Reassessment Regulations for persons who are entitled to an existing award. An existing award is an award of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or income support on the grounds of incapacity (see paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007)