The Social Security (National Insurance Number Information: Exemption) Regulations 1997

Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994

9.  In the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994(1) after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation—

“Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act

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

(a) to a child in respect of whom an increase of incapacity benefit is claimed;

(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.”.

(1)

S.I. 1994/2946.