Statutory Instrument 1993 No.722

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1993

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1993 No.722

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1993

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 175(1) of, and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 12th April 1993.

Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children
    2.    In paragraph 4 of Schedule 7^[2] to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992—
 (a) in sub-paragraph (4)(a) for the amount of £115 there shall be substituted the amount of £120; and
 (b) in sub-paragraph (4)(b) for the amounts of £15 and £115 there shall be substituted the amounts of £16 and £120 respectively.

Revocation
    3.    The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1992^[3] is hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Nicholas Scott

Minister of State, Department of Social Security

15th March 1993

Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of a child and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses residing together or an unmarried couple, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child if the other person's earnings are £115 a week or more and in respect of a further child for each complete £15 where the earnings exceed £115. This Order substitutes the amounts of £120 for the amount of £115 and £16 for the amount of £15.

Article 3 contains a revocation consequent upon the coming into force of this order.

[1] 1992 c. 4. back

[2] The figures in paragraph 4(4) were up-rated by article 2 of S.I. 1992/524. back

[3] S.I. 1992/524. back