3. In regulation 45 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) (claimant commitment - exceptions)—
(a)the existing text of regulation 45 stands as paragraph (1); and
(b)after paragraph (1) insert—
“(2) A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the claimant is terminally ill.”.