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1976 No. 495

COAL INDUSTRY

The Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) (Amendment) Order 1976

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made

26th March 1976

Coming into Operation

27th March 1976

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) and (3) of the Coal Industry Act 1967 as amended by section 2(1) of the Coal Industry Act 1971 and section 4 of the Coal Industry Act 1973 and as extended by the Coal Industry (Redundancy Payments Schemes) (Extension) Order 1976(1) and now vested in him(2) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 3(4) of the Coal Industry Act 1967.

1. This Order may be cited as the Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) (Amendment) Order 1976 and shall come into operation on 27th March 1976.

2.-(1) In this Order-

"the 1972 Order" means the Redundant Mineworkers (Payments Scheme) Order 1972(3) as varied(4); and

"the 1973 Order" means the Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) Order 1973(5) as varied(6).

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3. The 1972 Order and the 1973 Order shall be further varied as follows-

(a)For the definitions of the following expressions in Article 1 of the Schedule to the 1972 Order and Article 1 of the Schedule to the 1973 Order there shall be substituted the following definitions-

"disablement pension" means a disablement pension under section 57 of the Social Security Act 1975;

"earnings related supplement" means an increase of unemployment or sickness benefit under section 14(7) of the Social Security Act 1975;

"industrial disease" means any disease or personal injury for the time being prescribed under section 76 of the Social Security Act 1975;

"injury benefit" means injury benefit under section 56 of the Social Security Act 1975;

"sickness benefit" means sickness benefit under section 14 of the Social Security Act 1975;

"self-employed" means a self-employed earner for the purposes of section 2(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1975;

"special hardship allowance" means an increase of disablement pension under section 60 of the Social Security Act 1975;

"supplementary allowance" means supplementary allowance under section 4 of the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966;

"the Supplementary Benefits Commission" means the Commission established with that name by section 3 of the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966;

"supplementary Pension" means supplementary pension under section 4 of the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966;

"unemployment benefit" means unemployment benefit under section 14 of the Social Security Act 1975.

(b)For the definitions of "invalidity benefit" and "invalidity pension" in Article 1 of the Schedule to the 1972 Order and Article 1 of the Schedule to the 1973 Order there shall be substituted the following definition-

""invalidity pension" means invalidity pension under section 15 of the Social Security Act 1975;" means invalidity pension under section 15 of the Social Security Act 1975;

(c)In the Schedule to the 1972 Order-

(i)In Article 6(1) there shall be substituted for the words "sickness, invalidity or injury benefit" in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) the words "sickness or injury benefit or invalidity pension"; and in sub-paragraph (iii)(g) there shall be substituted for the words "invalidity benefit" the words "invalidity pension".

(ii)In Article 7(2) there shall be substituted for the words "invalidity benefit" the words "invalidity pension"; and in sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted for the reference to section 50 of the National Insurance Act 1965 a reference to section 85 of the Social Security Act 1975.

(d)In the Schedule to the 1973 Order-

(i)In Article 3(b) there shall be substituted for the date "28th March 1976" the date "26th March 1978".

(ii)In Article 5-

(a)the word "and" at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall be deleted;

(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(c) there shall be substituted for the words "on or after 6th April 1975" the words "after 5th April 1975 and before 6th April 1976"; and the word "and" shall be inserted at the end of that sub-paragraph;

(c)there shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (1)(c) the following sub-paragraph-

"(d)whose relevant date fell on or after 6th April 1976 the weekly sum specified in Part 4 of Appendix 4 opposite the amounts specified in column 1 thereof appropriate to the amount of that employee's pre-redundancy earnings.".

(iii)In Article 6-

(a)in paragraph (1) there shall be substituted for the words "sickness, invalidity or injury benefit" in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) the words "sickness or injury benefit or invalidity pension" and in sub-paragraph (iii)(g) there shall be substituted for the words "invalidity benefit" the words "invalidity pension";

(b)there shall be substituted for paragraph (4) the following paragraph-

"(4) The weekly sum payable by virtue of Article 5(1)(d) in respect of a week commencing on or after 6th April 1977 to a coal industry employee whose relevant date falls on or after 6th April 1977 shall be reduced by an amount equal to any increase in the amount of unemployment benefit for a man over the age of 18 with one adult dependant which may have been made during the twelve months immediately preceding 6th April 1977.";

(c)there shall be substituted for paragraph (5) (as substituted by Article 2(b) of the Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) (Amendment) Order 1975) the following paragraph-“

"(5) Where a coal industry employee makes an election under Article 5(4) and the date substituted for the relevant date by virtue of that election falls on or after 6th April 1977, the weekly sum referred to in Article 5(1)(d) shall be reduced by an amount equal to any increase in the amount of unemployment benefit for a man over the age of 18 with one adult dependant which may have been made during the period commencing on 6th April 1976 and ending on 5th April which immediately precedes the date substituted for the relevant date by virtue of the said election."

(iv)In Article 7(2) there shall be substituted for the words "invalidity benefit" the words "invalidity pension"; and in sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted for the reference to section 50 of the National Insurance Act 1965 a reference to section 85 of the Social Security Act 1975.

(v)In Article 7(5) there shall be substituted for the words "invalidity benefit" the words "invalidity pension".

(vi)In Article 9(1)(b) there shall be substituted for the date "29th March 1986" the date "26th March 1988".

(vii)In Article 15 there shall be substituted for the date "28th March 1976" in sub-paragraph (ii) of the proviso to paragraph (3) the date "26th March 1978".

(viii)There shall be inserted after Part 3 of Appendix 4 the Table set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Alexander Eadie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department of Energy

26th March 1976

SCHEDULE

Article 5(1)(d)

"APPENDIX 4

PART 4TABLE OF PRE-REDUNDANCY EARNINGS AND WEEKLY PAYMENTS

COLUMN 1COLUMN 2
Amount of pre-redundancy earnings Weekly sum payable under Article 5(1)(d)
Exceeding but not exceeding
ยฃ pยฃ pยฃ p
0ยท0028ยท253ยท00
28ยท2528ยท503ยท05
28ยท5028ยท753ยท18
28ยท7529ยท003ยท32
29ยท0029ยท253ยท45
29ยท2529ยท503ยท59
29ยท5029ยท753ยท72
29ยท7530ยท003ยท85
30ยท0030ยท253ยท99
30ยท2530ยท504ยท12
30ยท5030ยท754ยท25
30ยท7531ยท004ยท39
31ยท0031ยท254ยท52
31ยท2531ยท504ยท66
31ยท5031ยท754ยท79
31ยท7532ยท004ยท92
32ยท0032ยท255ยท06
32ยท2532ยท505ยท19
32ยท5032ยท755ยท32
32ยท7533ยท005ยท46
33ยท0033ยท255ยท59
33ยท2533ยท505ยท72
33ยท5033ยท755ยท85
33ยท7534ยท005ยท99
34ยท0034ยท256ยท12
34ยท2534ยท506ยท25
34ยท5034ยท756ยท39
34ยท7535ยท006ยท52
35ยท0035ยท256ยท66
35ยท2535ยท506ยท80
35ยท5035ยท756ยท93
35ยท7536ยท007ยท06
36ยท0036ยท257ยท19
36ยท2536ยท507ยท33
36ยท5036ยท757ยท46
36ยท7537ยท007ยท59
37ยท0037ยท257ยท73
37ยท2537ยท507ยท86
37ยท5037ยท757ยท99
37ยท7538ยท008ยท13
38ยท0038ยท258ยท26
38ยท2538ยท508ยท39
38ยท5038ยท758ยท52
38ยท7539ยท008ยท66
39ยท0039ยท258ยท80
39ยท2539ยท508ยท93
39ยท5039ยท759ยท07
39ยท7540ยท009ยท20
40ยท0040ยท259ยท33
40ยท2540ยท509ยท46
40ยท5040ยท759ยท60
40ยท7541ยท009ยท73
41ยท0041ยท259ยท86
41ยท2541ยท5010ยท00
41ยท5041ยท7510ยท13
41ยท7542ยท0010ยท26
42ยท0042ยท2510ยท40
42ยท2542ยท5010ยท53
42ยท5042ยท7510ยท66
42ยท7543ยท0010ยท80
43ยท0043ยท2510ยท94
43ยท2543ยท5011ยท07
43ยท5043ยท7511ยท20
43ยท7544ยท0011ยท34
44ยท0044ยท2511ยท47
44ยท2544ยท5011ยท60
44ยท5044ยท7511ยท74
44ยท7545ยท0011ยท87
45ยท0045ยท2512ยท00
45ยท2545ยท5012ยท13
45ยท5045ยท7512ยท27
45ยท7546ยท0012ยท40
46ยท0046ยท2512ยท53
46ยท2546ยท5012ยท67
46ยท5046ยท7512ยท80
46ยท7547ยท0012ยท94
47ยท0047ยท2513ยท07
47ยท2547ยท5013ยท21
47ยท5047ยท7513ยท34
47ยท7548ยท0013ยท47
48ยท0048ยท2513ยท61
48ยท2548ยท5013ยท74
48ยท5048ยท7513ยท87
48ยท7549ยท0014ยท01
49ยท0049ยท2514ยท14
49ยท2549ยท5014ยท27
49ยท5049ยท7514ยท40
49ยท7550ยท0014ยท54
50ยท0050ยท2514ยท67
50ยท2550ยท5014ยท80
50ยท5050ยท7514ยท94
50ยท7551ยท0015ยท08
51ยท0051ยท2515ยท21
51ยท2551ยท5015ยท35
51ยท5051ยท7515ยท48
51ยท7552ยท0015ยท61
52ยท0052ยท2515ยท74
52ยท2552ยท5015ยท88
52ยท5052ยท7516ยท01
52ยท7553ยท0016ยท14
53ยท0053ยท2516ยท28
53ยท2553ยท5016ยท41
53ยท5053ยท7516ยท54
53ยท7554ยท0016ยท68
54ยท0054ยท2516ยท81
54ยท2554ยท5016ยท94
54ยท5054ยท7517ยท07
54ยท7555ยท0017ยท22
55ยท0055ยท2517ยท35
55ยท2555ยท5017ยท48
55ยท5055ยท7517ยท62
55ยท7556ยท0017ยท75
56ยท0056ยท2517ยท88
56ยท2556ยท5018ยท01
56ยท5056ยท7518ยท15
56ยท7557ยท0018ยท28
57ยท0057ยท2518ยท41
57ยท2557ยท5018ยท55
57ยท5057ยท7518ยท68
57ยท7558ยท0018ยท81
58ยท0058ยท2518ยท95
58ยท2558ยท5019ยท08
58ยท5058ยท7519ยท21
58ยท7559ยท0019ยท35
59ยท0059ยท2519ยท49
59ยท2559ยท5019ยท62
59ยท5059ยท7519ยท75
59ยท7560ยท0019ยท89
60ยท0060ยท2520ยท02
60ยท2560ยท5020ยท15
60ยท5060ยท7520ยท29
60ยท7561ยท0020ยท42
61ยท0061ยท2520ยท55
61ยท2561ยท5020ยท68
61ยท5061ยท7520ยท82
61ยท7562ยท0020ยท95
62ยท0062ยท2521ยท08
62ยท2562ยท5021ยท22
62ยท5062ยท7521ยท35
62ยท7563ยท0021ยท49
63ยท0063ยท2521ยท62
63ยท2563ยท5021ยท76
63ยท5063ยท7521ยท89
63ยท7564ยท0022ยท02
64ยท0064ยท2522ยท16
64ยท2564ยท5022ยท29
64ยท5064ยท7522ยท42
64ยท7565ยท0022ยท56
65ยท0065ยท2522ยท69
65ยท2565ยท5022ยท82
65ยท5065ยท7522ยท95
65ยท7566ยท0023ยท09
66ยท0066ยท2523ยท22
66ยท2566ยท5023ยท35
66ยท5066ยท7523ยท49
66ยท7567ยท0023ยท63
67ยท0067ยท2523ยท76
67ยท2567ยท5023ยท90
67ยท5067ยท7524ยท03
67ยท7568ยท0024ยท16
68ยท0068ยท2524ยท29
68ยท2568ยท5024ยท43
68ยท5068ยท7524ยท56
68ยท7569ยท0024ยท69
69ยท0069ยท2524ยท84
69ยท2569ยท5024ยท99
69ยท5069ยท7525ยท13
69ยท7570ยท0025ยท28
70ยท00 and over25ยท42"

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order makes the following further changes in the Redundant Mine-workers Payments Scheme Scheduled to the Redundant Mineworkers (Payments Scheme) Order 1972 and in the Redundant Mineworkers Payments Scheme and the Concessionary Coal Payments Schemes scheduled to the Redundant Mineworkers and Concessionary Coal (Payments Schemes) Order 1973:-

(a) Certain definitions in both Orders are amended so as to refer to the appropriate provisions of the Social Security Act 1975 which has consolidated the statutes previously referred to, and references to invalidity benefit are replaced by references to invalidity pension.

(b) The 1973 Schemes are extended to apply to mineworkers made redundant between 27th March 1976 and 26th March 1978, and a new table of weekly benefits is added in respect of mineworkers made redundant on or after 6th April 1976.

(1)

(1976 I, p. 1449).

(2)

S.I. 1969/1948, 1970/1537 (1969 III, p. 4797; 1970 III, p. 5293).

(3)

(1972 I, p. 1373).

(4)

S.I. 1973/1268 (1973 II, p. 3800).

(5)

(1973 II, p. 3800).

(6)

S.I. 1975/545 (1975 I, p. 1800).


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