Part IVMiscellaneous and supplemental
77Pilot schemes
1
Any regulations to which this subsection applies may be made so as to have effect for a specified period not exceeding 12 months.
2
Any regulations which, by virtue of subsection (1) above, are to have effect for a limited period are referred to in this section as “a pilot scheme”.
3
A pilot scheme may provide that its provisions are to apply only in relation to—
a
one or more specified areas or localities;
b
one or more specified classes of person;
c
persons selected—
i
by reference to prescribed criteria; or
ii
on a sampling basis.
4
A pilot scheme may make consequential or transitional provision with respect to the cessation of the scheme on the expiry of the specified period.
5
A pilot scheme (“the previous scheme”) may be replaced by a further pilot scheme making the same, or similar, provision (apart from the specified period) to that made by the previous scheme.
6
In so far as a pilot scheme would, apart from this subsection, have the effect of—
a
treating as capable of work any person who would not otherwise be so treated; or
b
reducing the total amount of benefit that would otherwise be payable to any person,
it shall not apply in relation to that person.
7
Subsection (1) above applies to—
a
regulations made under section 171D of the Contributions and Benefits Act (incapacity for work: persons treated as incapable of work); and
b
in so far as they are consequential on or supplementary to any such regulations, regulations made under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (8) below.
8
The provisions are—
a
subsection (5)(a) of section 22 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (earnings factors);
b
section 30C of that Act (incapacity benefit);
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d
subsection (1)(e) of section 124 of that Act (income support) and, so far as relating to income support, subsection (1) of section 135 of that Act (the applicable amount);
e
Part XIIA of that Act (incapacity for work);
f
section 61A of the Administration Act and section 31 above (incapacity for work).
9
A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) a pilot scheme shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.