Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 380
Social Security
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
at 2.45 p.m. on 24th March 2022
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 24th March 2022
Coming into force
25th March 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 151(4) and 175(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ).
In accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2 ), the Secretary of State has referred the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 25th March 2022.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982
2. —(1) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982( 3 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(iii), after the words “contract of service,”, insert “or” ;
(b) omit sub-paragraphs (c) and (d).
(3) Regulation 2(4) is omitted.
(4) Schedules 1 and 2 are omitted.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Chloe Smith
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
At 2.45 p.m. on 24th March 2022
1992 c. 4 . Section 151(4) was amended by section 11(1) of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) . Section 175(1) is cited for the prescription of the person who is to make regulations. Section 175(1) and (4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) .