Section 66: Trainees

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Other benefit changes

After section 95 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 there is inserted—

In section 11 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (financial provision), in subsection (3) (power to make payments in respect of trainees equivalent to social security benefits payable in respect of employees), for "Parts II to V" there is substituted "Parts 2 to 4".

The Secretary of State may make regulations—

for, and in relation to, the payment of industrial injuries benefit to persons to whom, before the commencement of this section, payments were payable under section 11(3) of the Employment and Training Act 1973;
for claims for such payments to be treated as claims for industrial injuries benefit.

In subsection (3) "industrial injuries benefit" has the meaning given by section 122(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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