The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 45

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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

5th February 2008

Coming into operation

7th April 2008

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2) and 171(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and now vested in it(2).

It is satisfied of the matters referred to in section 108(2)(a) and (b) of that Act.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2008.

Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations

2.  In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(3) (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) after the entry relating to prescribed disease D12(4) add—

“D13.

Primary carcinoma of the nasopharynx.

Exposure to wood dust in the course of the processing of wood or the manufacture or repair of wood products, for a period or periods which amount in aggregate to at least 10 years.”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th February 2008

(L.S.)

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986, which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable, by adding the disease nasopharyngeal cancer, as it relates to occupations involving working with wood, to the list of prescribed diseases in Part I of Schedule 1.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 5A to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2A) of that Act for prior reference to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

(1)

1992 c. 7; section 171(1) and (2) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and paragraph 28(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) respectively

(2)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(3)

S.R. 1986 No. 179; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1993 No. 350 and S.R. 1997 No. 158

(4)

Prescribed disease D12 was inserted by regulation 7 of S.R. 1993 No. 350 and substituted by regulation 2(4)(d) of S.R. 1997 No. 158