The Social Security (Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/2259
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 6th October 2003.

Section 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991

(1) The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 7 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) omit the words “Except in the cases specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) and”;

(ii) insert “or” after sub-paragraph (a); and

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (c) and the word “or” which precedes it; and

(b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In paragraph (6) of regulation 8 (exemption from regulations 6 and 7)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a) and the word “and” which follows that sub-paragraph;

(b) in head (i) of sub-paragraph (b) for the words “his own resources” where they first appear substitute “the resources of the person for whom it is provided”; and

(c) after head (i) of sub-paragraph (b) insert “or”.

Section 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991

(1) The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 9 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “paragraphs (1A) to (4)” substitute “paragraphs (1A) to (2A)”;

(ii) insert “or” after sub-paragraph (a); and

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (c) and the word “or” which precedes it;

(b) in paragraph (1A) omit the words “and (c)” and “or may be”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) omit the words “or may be”; and

(d) omit paragraphs (4), (5) and (7).

(3) In paragraph (8) of regulation 10 (exemption from regulations 8 and 9)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a) and the word “and” which follows that sub-paragraph; and

(b) in head (i) of sub-paragraph (b) for the words “person’s own resources” substitute “resources of the person for whom it is provided”.