The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit)(Transitional) Regulations 1995

Citation, commencement and interpretation E+W+S

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 13th April 1995.

(2) In these Regulations—

• “the 1992 Act" means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 ;

• “the 1994 Act" means the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 M2 ;

• “the Administration Act" means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M3 ;

• “the appointed day" means 13th April 1995;

• “the Increases for Dependants Regulations" means the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit—Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 M4 ;

• [F1 “pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995;]

• “the Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit Regulations" means the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 M5 .

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—

(a) to a numbered regulation is to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations;

(b) in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation;

(c) in a regulation to a numbered Part is to the Part bearing that number in these Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (6.4.2010) by Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1488), regs. 1, 8(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 4.

M2 1994 c. 18.

M3 1992 c. 5.

M4 S.I. 1994/2945.

M5 S.I. 1983/1598; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1986/484, 1989/872 and 1994/1107.