Search Legislation

The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 1993

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)
 Help about opening options

Opening Options

More Resources

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Income Support Regulations

2.  In regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation)—

(a)after the definition of “Crown tenant” there shall be inserted the following definition—

“date of claim” means the date on which the claimant makes, or is treated as making, a claim for income support for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1);;

(b)after the definition of “lower rate” there shall be inserted the following definition—

“maternity leave” means a period during which a woman is absent from work because she is pregnant or has given birth to a child, and at the end of which she has a right to return to work either under the terms of her contract of employment or under Part III of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978(2);;

(c)after the definition of “period of study” there shall be inserted the following definition—

  • “personal pension scheme” has the same meaning as in section 84(1) of the Act and, in the case of a self-employed earner, includes a scheme approved by the Inland Revenue under Chapter IV of Part XIV of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988(3);.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968; regulation 6 was amended by S.I. 1988/522, 1989/1686, 1990/725, 1990/2208, 1991/2284 and 1991/2741.

(2)

1978 c. 44; section 33 was amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 86, Schedule 10, Part IV, paragraph 75, Schedule 11; the Employment Act 1980 (c. 42), sections 11(1) and (2), 20, Schedule 2; the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (c. 36), section 23(4), Schedule 7, paragraph 31. Sections 34 to 44 were repealed by the Social Security Act 1986, sections 49(3), 86(2), Schedule 4, Part III, Schedule 11. Section 45 has been amended prospectively by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), section 23, Schedule 5, Part II, paragraph 15; Schedule 5, paragraph 15 has been repealed prospectively by the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19), section 51, Schedule 10. Section 47 was amended by the Employment Act 1980 (c. 42), section 11 (3). Part III of the 1978 Act has been amended prospectively by the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993, sections 23 and 25, Schedules 2 and 3.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources