The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1656
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

(2) They come into force on 30th July 2012.

(3) Regulation 2(3)(a) does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) Regulations 1975

(1) The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) Regulations 1975 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “serving member of the forces” for “regulation 1(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975” substitute “regulation 1(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 ”.

(3) In regulation 2 (unemployment, sickness and invalidity benefit and severe disablement allowance)—

(a) omit “a jobseeker’s allowance,”;

(b) omit “either—”;

(c) in paragraph (a), for “Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975” substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001”; and

(d) omit both “; or” at the end of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b).