Point in time view as at 13/04/1995.
Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 76 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, a person shall not be entitled to a disability living allowance for any period preceding the date on which a claim for it is made or treated as made by him or on his behalf.
(2)Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) above, provision may be made by regulations for a person to be entitled to a component of a disability living allowance for a period preceding the date on which a claim for such an allowance is made or treated as made by him or on his behalf if he has previously been entitled to that component.
(3)For the purposes of sections 72(5) and 73(12) above, where—
(a)a person purports to make a claim for a disability living allowance on behalf of another; and
(b)the claim is made expressly on the ground that the person on whose behalf it purports to be made is terminally ill,
that person shall be regarded as making the claim notwithstanding that it is made without his knowledge or authority.
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