The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made: 12th March 2020

Coming into operation: 13th March 2020

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 147(4), 149(6) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it .

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation on 13th March 2020.

• (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations

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• (1) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 2(persons deemed incapable of work) —

• (a) in paragraph (1), in the introductory words, omit “either”;

• (b) at the end of paragraph (1)(a), omit “or”;

• (c) after paragraph (1)(b) insert—

; or (c) he is— (i) isolating himself, from other people in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus disease, in accordance with guidance published by the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being and effective on 12th March 2020; and (ii) by reason of that isolation is unable to work..

• (3) After paragraph (2) insert—

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)— “coronavirus disease” means COVID-19.

Expiry

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 12th March 2020

Anne McCleary — A senior officer of the — Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

[^f00002]: 1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

[^f00003]: Functions previously discharged by the Department of Health and Social Services were transferred the Department for Social Development in accordance with Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

[^f00004]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00005]: S.R. 1982 No. 263; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2006 No. 142 and S.R. 2012 No. 121

[^f00007]: Established under the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 c.1 (N.I.)

Editorial notes

[^c23990061]: The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

[^c23990071]: 1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

[^c23990081]: Functions previously discharged by the Department of Health and Social Services were transferred the Department for Social Development in accordance with Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

[^c23990091]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^c23990101]: S.R. 1982 No. 263; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2006 No. 142 and S.R. 2012 No. 121

[^c23990121]: Established under the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 c.1 (N.I.)

[^key-59348d5b4d0dc9afa17ba465015c5563]: Reg. 1 in operation at 13.3.2020, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8a01f2ab0ef597c168a2f3c02945667d]: Reg. 2 in operation at 13.3.2020, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-1686940c3821229c0e61426392afb847]: Reg. 3 omitted (28.3.2020) by virtue of The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/54), regs. 1, 4