2.—(1) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires:—
(a)“the Act” means the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979;
(b)“the appropriate percentage” means, in the case of any disease, the percentage specified in section 57(1) of the Social Security Act 1975(1) or, if Regulations have been made under section 77 of that Act specifying a different percentage in relation to that disease, the percentage specified in the Regulations;
(c)“the appropriate period” means, in the case of any disease, the period specified in section 57(4) of the 1975 Act or, if Regulations have been made under section 77 of that Act specifying a different period in relation to that disease, the period specified in the Regulations;
(d)“claim” means a claim made in accordance with the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Determination of Claims) Regulations 1985(2);
(e)“determination” as respects a Pneumoconiosis Medical Board, (or Special Medical Board, as the case may be), a Silicosis Medical Board or a Medical Appeal Tribunal means a determination in connection with a claim for disablement benefit;
[F1(f)“disease” means a disease to which the Act applies (as specified in section 1(3) of the Act or in an order made under that section);]
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(h)“percentage assessment” means percentage disability assessed in respect of a disease by a Pneumoconiosis Medical Board, (or Special Medical Board, as the case may be), or Medical Appeal Tribunal, as the case may be, for the purpose of determining entitlement to disablement benefit under section 76 of the Social Security Act 1975 or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Acts(3);
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(j)“Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Employment.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference to the Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(1)(f) substituted (23.2.2024) by The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Specified Diseases and Prescribed Occupations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/199), regs. 1(1), 3(a)
F2Reg. 2(1)(g) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/690), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
1975 c. 14; sections 57 and 77 were amended by section 39 of and Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).