Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 17th December 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(4) In these Regulations—

the 1985 Regulations” means the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1985(1);

spell of incapacity for work” has the meaning given by regulation 2(2) of the 1985 Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1985/1604. A relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2010/137.