The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022

2022 No. 42

Social Security

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Made 3rd February 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th February 2022

Coming into force 28th March 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(1) and (2), 109(2) and (3)(a), 122 and 175(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

The Scottish Ministers are satisfied of the matters to which section 108(2)(a) and (b)2of that Act refer.

S-1 Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 28 March 2022.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

S-2 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

2.—(1) The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 19853are amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 of schedule 1 (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed), in the column headed “prescribed disease or injury” at entry A15 (Dupuytren’s contracture of the hand resulting in fixed flexion deformity of one or more inter-phalangeal joints of one or more of the digits)—

(3) Omit “resulting in fixed flexion deformity of one or more inter-phalangeal joints of one or more of the digits”, and

(4) After “hand” insert—

involving—

(i)

(i) fixed flexion deformity of one or more metacarpophalangeal joints greater than 45 degrees that developed during the period or periods set out in the second column in relation to this paragraph; or

(ii)

(ii) fixed flexion deformity of one or more interphalangeal joints that developed during the period or periods set out in the second column in relation to this paragraph; or

(iii)

(iii) fixed flexion deformity of one or more metacarpophalangeal joints greater than 45 degrees that developed after the period or periods in the second column in relation to this paragraph if there is evidence of the onset of metacarpophalangeal joint involvement or palmar changes (nodules or thickening) during that period or periods; or

(iv)

(iv) fixed flexion deformity of one or more interphalangeal joints that developed after the period or periods set out in the second column in relation to this paragraph if there is evidence of the onset of metacarpophalangeal joint involvement or palmar changes (nodules or thickening) during that period or periods.

(5) In Part 1 of schedule 1 (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed), in the column headed “occupation”...

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