(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the payment of industrial injuries benefit to persons to whom compensation or benefits were previously payable under section 111 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 in respect of injuries arising before 5th July 1948.
Regulation 2 and the Schedule set out the rate of industrial injuries benefit payable in such cases.
Regulation 3 provides that a claim made but not determined before the coming into operation of the Regulations is to be treated as a claim for industrial injuries benefit.
An impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.