SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Disability: supplementary provision
Part 1Determination of disability
Long-term effects
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1
The effect of an impairment is long-term if—
a
it has lasted for at least 12 months,
b
it is likely to last for at least 12 months, or
c
it is likely to last for the rest of the life of the person affected.
2
If an impairment ceases to have a substantial adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, it is to be treated as continuing to have that effect if that effect is likely to recur.
3
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the likelihood of an effect recurring is to be disregarded in such circumstances as may be prescribed.
4
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which, despite sub-paragraph (1), an effect is to be treated as being, or as not being, long-term.