The Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay (Decisions) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/776
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay (Decisions) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) “the Contributions and Benefits Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ;

(b) “employee” and “employer” have, in relation to—

(i) statutory sick pay, the meanings given by section 163(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(ii) statutory maternity pay, the meanings given by section 171(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

Section 2 Application for the determination of any issue arising as to, or in connection with, entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay

(1) An application for the determination of any issue arising as to, or in connection with, entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay may be submitted to an officer of the Board by—

(a) the Secretary of State; or

(b) the employee concerned.

(2) Such an issue shall be decided by an officer of the Board only on the basis of such an application or on his own initiative.

Section 3 Applications in connection with statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay

(1) An application for the determination of any issue referred to in regulation 2 above shall be made only in writing, in a form approved for the purpose by the Board, or in such other manner, being in writing, as an officer of the Board may accept as sufficient in the circumstances.

(2) Where such an application is made by an employee, it shall—

(a) be delivered or sent to an office of the Board within 6 months of the earliest day in respect of which entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay is in issue;

(b) state the period in respect of which entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay is in issue; and

(c) state the grounds (if any) on which the applicant’s employer has denied liability for statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay in respect of the period specified in the application.

Section 4 Revocation of regulation 20 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995

Regulation 20 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995 is hereby revoked.