The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/553
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 11th April 1988.

Section 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Airmen’s Benefits) Regulations 1975

In regulation 4(b) of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Airmen’s Benefits) Regulations 1975 (disqualification and suspension during absence from Great Britain) for the words “for receiving an increase of disablement pension in respect of special hardship under section 60 of the Act” there shall be substituted the words “for receiving reduced earnings allowance under section 59A of the Act”.

Section 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations 1975

In regulation 5(b) of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations 1975 (disqualification and suspension during absence from Great Britain) for the words “for receiving an increase of disablement pension in respect of special hardship allowance under section 60 of the Act”, there shall be substituted the words “for receiving reduced earnings allowance under section 59A of the Act”.

Section 4 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Reduced Earnings Allowance and Transitional) Regulations 1987

(1) Regulation 2 of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Reduced Earnings Allowance and Transitional) Regulations 1987 (determination of the probable standard of remuneration for reduced earnings allowance) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (6), for the words “increased by a percentage equal to any percentage increase” there shall be substituted the words “adjusted by a percentage equal to any percentage change”.

(3) In paragraph (7)(b) for the words “percentage increase” there shall be substituted the words “percentage change”.

(4) In paragraph (7)(c), for the words “percentage increase” there shall be substituted the words“percentage change” and for the words “which the increase relates” there shall be substituted the words “which the change relates”.

Section 5 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

In regulation 1 of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (citation, commencement and interpretation), after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph —

(4) In these Regulations, any reference to death benefit shall be taken as including also a reference to any benefit in respect of which contribution conditions are taken as having been satisfied in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1986.