2. In regulation 4 of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013(1)—
(a)after paragraph (2) insert the following paragraph—
“(2A) Where C’s ability to carry out an activity is assessed, C is to be assessed as satisfying a descriptor only if C can do so—
(a)safely;
(b)to an acceptable standard;
(c)repeatedly; and
(d)within a reasonable time period.”; and
(b)after paragraph (3) insert the following paragraph—
“(4) In this regulation—
(a)“safely” means in a manner unlikely to cause harm to C or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity;
(b)“repeatedly” means as often as the activity being assessed is reasonably required to be completed; and
(c)“reasonable time period” means no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out the activity in question would normally take to complete that activity.”