Amendment of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act2

1

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19924 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) of this regulation.

2

In section 68 (entitlement to and rate of severe disablement allowance)—

a

in subsection (4)(d) for “pensionable age” there shall be substituted “the age of 65”;

b

in subsection (11)(a)(i) for “retiring age” there shall be substituted “the age of 65”; and

c

in subsection (13) the words ““retiring age” means 70 in the case of a man and 65 in the case of a woman,” shall be omitted.

3

In section 70 (invalid care allowance)—

a

in subsection (5) for “pensionable age” there shall be substituted “the age of 65”;

b

in subsection (6) for “retiring age” there shall be substituted “the age of 65”; and

c

subsection (10) shall be omitted.

4

In paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 6 (assessment of extent of disablement) at the end there shall be omitted the words “, if a woman, or 70, if a man”.