The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/819
• Sections: 3

Section 1

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 12th April 1993.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1987 .

Section 2

For heads (i) and (ii) of paragraph 8(b) of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted the following heads:—

(i) in the case of a spouse, at a rate equivalent to the difference, as at the date when the application for advice and assistance is made, between the income support allowance for a couple where both members are aged not less than 18 (which is specified in column 2 of paragraph 1(3)(c) of Schedule 2 Part I of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ), and the allowance for a single person aged not less than 25 (which is specified in column 2 of paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 2 Part I of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987);

(ii) in the case of a dependent child or a dependent relative, at a rate equivalent to the amount specified in paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 appropriate to the age of the child or relative as at the date when the application for advice and assistance is made.

Section 3

The amendments made by these Regulations shall apply only to any application for advice and assistance made on or after 12th April 1993.