The general principleE+W+S
1E+W+SAny day which—
(a)is a day of incapacity for work in relation to any contract of service; and
(b)falls within a period of entitlement (whether or not it is also a qualifying day),
shall not be treated for the purposes of this Act as a day of incapacity for work for the purposes of determining whether a period is F1... [F2a period of incapacity for work for the purposes of incapacity benefit].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 12 para. 1 repealed (7.10.1996) by Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), s. 41(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1996/2208, art. 2(b)
F2Words in Sch. 12 para. 1 inserted (13.4.1995) by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), s. 16(3), Sch. 1 para. 44(2); S.I. 1994/2926, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4