The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 No. 1958 (C. 51)

SCHEDULE 8 E+W+S AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) (PRESCRIBED DISEASES) REGULATIONS 1985

1.  In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)— E+W+S

(a) after the definition of “the Act" there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the 1998 Act" means the Social Security Act 1998;”;

(b) the definitions of “adjudicating medical authority", “special medical board" and “specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner" shall be omitted;

(c) after the definition of “medical board" there shall be inserted the following definition—

““medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who has experience in the issues specified in regulation 12(1) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999;”.