PART I INTRODUCTION
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 13th April 1995.
2
In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act" means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1;
“the 1994 Act" means the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 M2;
“the Administration Act" means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M3;
“the appointed day" means 13th April 1995;
“the Increases for Dependants Regulations" means the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit—Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 M4;
F1“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995;
“the Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit Regulations" means the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 M5.
3
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—
a
to a numbered regulation is to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations;
b
in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation;
c
in a regulation to a numbered Part is to the Part bearing that number in these Regulations.