The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 No. 1031

SCHEDULE 8 Amendments to legislation and related transitional provisions

Part 1 Primary legislation

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

13.—(1) In Schedule 11 omit paragraph 2(a) (period of entitlement not to arise if at the relevant date the employee is over 65).

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies in relation to a period of incapacity for work which—

(a) begins on or after the commencement date, or

(b) begins before and continues on or after the commencement date.

(3) But in a case falling within sub-paragraph (2)(b), sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the application of paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to the 1992 Act in relation to the part of the period of incapacity for work that falls before the commencement date.