The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994

PART IE+W+S General

Citation and commencementE+W+S

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 13th April 1995.

InterpretationE+W+S

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M1; and

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

(2) In these Regulations–

(a)any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations; and

(b)any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

Marginal Citations

[F1Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration ActE+W+S

2A.  Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply—

F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of incapacity benefit is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998.]

[F3(c)to an adult dependant who—

(i)is a person in respect of whom a claim for an increase of incapacity benefit is made;

(ii)is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and

(iii)has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.]