Social Welfare Act 2003

Disability benefit, health and safety benefit and unemployment benefit — amendments to conditions for receipt.

9.—(1) Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(a) by substituting “52” for “39”, and

(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following:

“(2A) In the case of any claim for disability benefit where the period of interruption of employment commenced on or after 6 April, 1987 and before 5 April, 2004 subsection (1)(a) shall be construed as if ‘39’ were substituted for ‘52’.”.

(2) Section 41B of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) by substituting “52” for “39”, and

(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following:

“(1A) In the case of any claim for health and safety benefit where the period of health and safety leave commenced before 5 April, 2004 subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) shall be construed as if ‘39’ were substituted for ‘52’.”.

(3) Section 43 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(a) by substituting “52” for “39”, and

(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following:

“(2A) In the case of any claim for unemployment benefit where the period of interruption of employment commenced on or after 6 April, 1987 and before 5 April, 2004 subsection (1)(a) shall be construed as if ‘39’ were substituted for ‘52’.”.

(4) This section comes into operation on 5 April 2004.