The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Social Security (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations 1975

67.—(1) The Social Security (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations 1975 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)——

(a) after the definition of “Contributions Regulations” insert—

““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”; and

(b) after the definition of “on-shore share fisherman” insert—

““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007;”.

(3) In regulation 4 (removal of disqualification etc.)—

(a) after “of the Act” insert “ or section 18(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007, ”; and

(b) after “incapacity benefit” each time it occurs insert “ , contributory employment and support allowance ”;

(4) In regulation 5 (evidence of unemployment or incapacity)—

(a) in the heading for “or incapacity” substitute “ , incapacity for work or limited capability for work ”; and

(b) after “incapacity benefit” insert “ , contributory employment and support allowance ”.

(5) In regulation 6 (special provisions etc.)—

(a) in the heading for “or incapacity for work” substitute “ , incapacity for work or limited capability for work ”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after “incapacity benefit” insert “ , contributory employment and support allowance ”; and

(ii) after “incapable of work” insert “ or as having limited capability for work as defined in section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1975/529.