SCHEDULEMINOR AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Amendment of regulation 62

In regulation 6 (remunerative work)—

a

in paragraph (1) for the words from the beginning to “in remunerative work” there shall be substituted the following words—

  • For the purposes of Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 199223 as it applies to disability working allowance and subject to paragraph (3), a person shall be treated as engaged in remunerative work

b

in paragraphs (2) and (3) the words “and normally engaged” shall be omitted;

c

in paragraph (4)(c) for the words “of paragraph (3)” there shall be substituted the words “of this paragraph”;

d

in paragraph (5) in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) after the words “employer to work” there shall be inserted the words “or, where he is a self-employed earner he expects to work,”;

e

after paragraph (6) there shall be added the following paragraph—

7

Where a person is treated as engaged in remunerative work in accordance with the above paragraphs, he shall also be treated as normally engaged in remunerative work.