The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Amendment of regulation 2

10.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after the definition of “electronic communication”(1) insert—

““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008;”;

(ii) after the definition of “joint-claim couple”(2) insert—

““limited capability for work” has the same meaning as in section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act”; and

(iii) after the definition of “week” insert—

““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007;”; and

(b) in paragraph (2)(b)(3) for “and a shared additional pension” substitute “, a shared additional pension or an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act”.

(1)

Definition inserted by S.I. 2003/2800.

(2)

Definition was inserted by S.I. 2000/1892.

(3)

Paragraph (2)(b) was amended by S.I. 1988/1725, 1996/1360, 1999/2572, 2002/3019 and 2005/1551.