The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Amendment Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 484

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Amendment Regulations 1996

Made

29th February 1996

Coming into force

8th April 1996

Whereas a draft of the following Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 6(3) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994(1) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 171D and 175 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations, which may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Amendment Regulations 1996, shall come into force on 8th April 1996.

Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995

2.  In regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995(4), in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2), for “£44” there is substituted “£45.50”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Alistair Burt

Minister of State,

Department of Social Security

29th February 1996

Explanatory Note

Regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 prescribes the categories of work which are exempt work for the purposes of regulation 16 which provides that a person is to be treated as capable of work on each day of any week during which he does work. Paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 17 prescribes an earnings limit which must not be exceeded if work is to be exempt work. These Regulations increase that limit from £44.00 to £45.50.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.

(1)

1994 c. 18.

(2)

1992 c. 4. Section 171D was inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994, section 6(1).

(3)

See section 173(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

(4)

S.I. 1995/311. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/987.