The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012 No. 1634

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012 No. 1634

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1634

Social Security

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012

Made

20th June 2012

Laid before Parliament

27th June 2012

Coming into force

1st August 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2), 122(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

1.-(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985(2) (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of the entry relating to prescribed disease D10(3) (primary carcinoma of the lung) add-

"; or

(d)employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker:

(i)for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 15 years or more; or

(ii)in top oven work, for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 5 years or more; or

(iii)in a combination of top oven work and other coke oven work for a total aggregate period of 15 years or more where one year working in top oven work is treated as equivalent to 3 years in other coke oven work.".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud,

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

20th June 2012

Department for Work and Pensions

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (S.I.1985/967) ("the 1985 Regulations"), which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable.

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 122(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of the word "prescribe".

(3)

The entry relating to prescribed disease D10 was inserted by S.I. 1987/335 and amended by S.I. 1993/862.

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012 No. 1634

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1634

Social Security

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2012

Made

20th June 2012

Laid before Parliament

27th June 2012

Coming into force

1st August 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2), 122(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

1.-(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985(2) (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of the entry relating to prescribed disease D10(3) (primary carcinoma of the lung) add-

"; or

(d)employment wholly or mainly as a coke oven worker:

(i)for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 15 years or more; or

(ii)in top oven work, for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 5 years or more; or

(iii)in a combination of top oven work and other coke oven work for a total aggregate period of 15 years or more where one year working in top oven work is treated as equivalent to 3 years in other coke oven work.".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud,

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

20th June 2012

Department for Work and Pensions

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 (S.I.1985/967) ("the 1985 Regulations"), which prescribe diseases for which industrial injuries benefit is payable.

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 122(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of the word "prescribe".

(3)

The entry relating to prescribed disease D10 was inserted by S.I. 1987/335 and amended by S.I. 1993/862.