The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1985 No. 1604

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1985 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1986.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

[F1 “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;]

[F2 “healthcare professional” means a person, not being the patient, who is—

(a)

a registered medical practitioner;

(b)

a registered nurse;

(c)

a registered occupational therapist or registered physiotherapist;

(d)

a registered pharmacist within the meaning of article 3 of the Pharmacy Order 2010;]

“signature” means, in relation to a statement given in accordance with these regulations, the name by which the person giving that statement is usually known (any name other than the surname being either in full or otherwise indicated) written by that person in his own handwriting; F3 ...

F4 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/137), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

F2 Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/630), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

F3 Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (6.4.2022) by virtue of The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/298), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

F4 Reg. 1(3) revoked (9.3.1992) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/247), regs. 1(1), 6(2)