The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Regular Employment) Regulations 1990

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This instrument is made on 13th February 1990, which is before the end of a period of6 months beginning with the coming into force of subsections (7) and (8) of section 59B of the Social Security Act 1975 (both subsections having been inserted in section 59B by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 1, paragraph 8(6)).

The Regulations contained in this instrument are therefore exempted by section 61(5) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50) (as amended by the Social Security Act 1989, Schedule 8, paragraph 12(3)) from the requirement under section 141 of the Social Security Act 1975 to refer proposals to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council and are made without reference to the Council.

The Regulations make provision with respect to the meaning of “regular employment” for the purposes of section 59B of the Social Security Act 1975 (retirement allowance). They also provide that in certain circumstances a person is or is not to be regarded as having given up, or returned to, regular employment.