PART 4MISCELLANEOUS
Disapplication of certain statutory provisions following conversion decisionI122
Where a conversion decision has been made in relation to any person, the following statutory provisions shall not apply to that person with effect from the conversion decision’s effective date—
b
section 68 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (severe disablement allowance)42;
c
regulation 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or paragraph 7(a) or (b), 10, 12 or 13 of Schedule 1B to, the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198743 (prescribed category of persons for the purposes of entitlement on grounds of incapacity or disability);
d
the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198744; and
e
the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199545.
Treatment of claims until coming into operation of regulation 24(a)I223
In regulation 2(2)(a) to (c) of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200846 (claim for an existing benefit), for “a claim” in each place where it occurs, substitute “a claim made in respect of a period commencing before 31st January 2011”.
Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) RegulationsI524
In regulation 2 of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (claim for an existing benefit)—
a
in paragraph (2) omit sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); and
b
in paragraph (3) omit “severe disablement allowance,”.
Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance RegulationsI3I625
I31
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
I32
Omit regulation 31 (claimant who claims jobseeker’s allowance to be treated as not having limited capability for work).
Amendment of legislation relating to housing benefitI426
Schedule 4, which makes amendments to legislation relating to housing benefit, has effect.