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Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
20th June 2012
Laid before Parliament
2nd July 2012
Coming into force
1st August 2012
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2), 122(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is satisfied that the conditions referred to in section 108(2) of that Act are met.
In accordance with section 172(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) reference has been made to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st August 2012.
2.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985(3) (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) is amended as follows.
(2) At the end of the entry relating to prescribed disease D10(4) (primary carcinoma of the lung) add—
“; or (d)employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker: (i)for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 15 years or more; or (ii)in top oven work, for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 5 years or more; or (iii)in a combination of top oven work and other coke oven work for a total aggregate period of 15 years or more where one year working in top oven work is treated as equivalent to 3 years in other coke oven work.”.”. |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Freud
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
20th June 2012
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (S.I.1985/967) (“the 1985 Regulations”), which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable.
Regulation 2 amends Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1985 Regulations by making amendments to the prescription of prescribed disease D10 (primary carcinoma of the lung) to include employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker.
A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.
1992 c.4. Section 122(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of the word “prescribe”.
The entry relating to prescribed disease D10 was inserted by S.I. 1987/335 and amended by S.I. 1993/862.
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