The Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982
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The Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982
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SOCIAL SECURITYMade19 th October 1982Laid before Parliament29 th October 1982Coming into Operation19 th November 1982The Secretary of State for Social Services, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals insofar as required by section 10 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 , and with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2 , 3 , 4 , 9 , 10 , 12 and 13 of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following scheme for the purpose only of replacing the provisions of the schemes hereby revoked with new provisions to the same effect, and which is accordingly exempt from the requirement of section 4(8)(a) of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 (scheme not to be made unless a draft of that scheme has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament):—PART IGENERALCitation, commencement and interpretation1.—(1) This scheme may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982 , and shall come into operation on 19 th November 1982.(2) In this scheme, unless the context otherwise requires—“the Act” means the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975; “the Social Security Act” means the Social Security Act 1975; “the 1951 Act” means the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Act 1951; “the 1965 Act” means the Workmen's Compensation and Benefit (Amendment) Act 1965; “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Social Services; “allowance” means an allowance payable by virtue of Part II of this scheme; “the appropriate determining authority” means an insurance officer or, as the case may be, a local tribunal or Social Security Commissioner within the meaning of section 97 of the Social Security Act(2); “beneficiary” means a person entitled to an allowance under this scheme; “the Board” means the Board established for the administration of, and for the determination of questions assigned to them under, the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1966 and abolished by the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 1977; “claimant” means a person claiming an allowance and includes, in relation to the review of an award or a decision, a beneficiary under the award or affected by the decision; “compensation scheme” means a scheme made under the Workmen's Compensation (Silicosis) Act 1918 (as origin...See the full content of this document
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