Part IIIConsequential Amendments

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

4.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 22A(2) (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work)—

(a)in paragraphs (1) and (3) for “all work test” there shall be substituted “personal capability assessment”; and

(b)in paragraph (3) for “application of the test to” there shall be substituted “assessment of”.

(3) In Schedule 1B(3) (prescribed categories of person) in paragraph 25 for “all work test” there shall be substituted “personal capability assessment”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 199

(2)

Regulation 22A was inserted by regulation 13 of S.R. 1996 No. 199

(3)

Schedule 1B was inserted by regulation 22 of S.R. 1996 No. 199