2.—(1) Employed earner's employment in which a claimant was engaged when the relevant accident took place but which was not his regular occupation shall be treated for the purposes of section 59A of the 1975 Act (reduced earnings allowance)(1) as if it had been his regular occupation where the claimant, at the time the relevant accident took place, had no regular occupation but was pursuing a course of full-time education, either by attendance at a recognised educational establishment or, if the education is recognised by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 2(1A) of the Child Benefit Act 1975(2), elsewhere.
(2) In determining for the purpose of paragraph (1) whether a person was pursuing a course of full-time education, any temporary interruption of that education not exceeding a period of 6 months, or such longer period as the Secretary of State may in any particular case determine, shall be disregarded.
See paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c.50).
Section 2(1A) was inserted by section 70(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986.