The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 2931

SOCIAL SECURITY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Made

20th August 2001

Laid before Parliament

28th August 2001

Coming into force

28th September 2001

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 5(1)(i), 15(1)(a) and (1A), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it (2), and with the concurrence of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue in so far as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers requiring such concurrence (3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 5. Section 191 is cited for the meaning it gives to the word “prescribe”.

(2)

See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(3)

See section 15(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; subsection (1A) was inserted by paragraph 43 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).