- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2028
The Social Security (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) Amendments Regulations 2000
© Crown Copyright 2000
Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.
It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.
The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Social Security (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) Amendments Regulations 2000 , ISBN 0 11 099638 0. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.
Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.
To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.
| Made | 26th July 2000 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 28th July 2000 | ||
| Coming into force | 2nd October 2000 |
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30E, 122(1), 171D, 171G(2) and 175(2) to (4) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it[2], hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) Amendments Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 2nd October 2000.
Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982
2. In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982[3] (earnings level that does not disqualify for unemployability supplement), for the amount "£3,042.00" there shall be substituted "£3,094.00".
Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994
3. In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994[4] (limit of earnings from councillor's allowance), for the amount "£58.50" there shall be substituted "£59.50".
Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995
4. In paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995[5] (exempt work), for the amount "£58.50" there shall be substituted "£59.50".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Hugh Bayley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security
26th July 2000
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1408), the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2946) and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/311) to take into account the increase in the national minimum wage.
Regulation 2 increases the unemployability supplement earnings level from £3,042.00 to £3,094.00.
Regulation 3 increases the councillor's allowance limit from £58.50 to £59.50.
Regulation 4 increases the incapacity for work therapeutic earnings from £58.50 to £59.50.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.
Notes:
[1] 1992 c. 4. Section 30E was inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), section 3(1). Sections 171D and 171G were inserted by section 6(1) of that Act. Section 175 was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Sections 122(1) and 171G(2) are cited because of the meaning assigned to the word "prescribe" or "prescribed".back
[2] See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(1)(b).back
[3] S.I. 1982/1408. Regulation 16 was amended by S.I. 2000/526.back
[4] S.I. 1994/2946. Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 2000/527.back
[5] S.I. 1995/311. Regulation 17(2)(a) was amended by S.I. 2000/526. back
ISBN 0 11 099638 0