The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/26
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1 st February 2005.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

(3) In these Regulations—

(a) “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003( ; and

(b) “the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 .

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the principal Regulations after the definition of “standard rate” insert the following definition—

“ State Pension Credit Regulations ” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 ;

Section 3 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Modifications of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987) is amended as follows.

(2) In Table A, in the modifications of Schedule 8 to the Income Support Regulations—

(a) for the first entry beginning “In paragraph 4(2)” substitute the following entry—

For paragraph 4(3) substitute the following paragraph—

(3) This paragraph applies where—

(a) the claimant is aged not less than 60; or

(b) the claimant is a member of a couple, where at least one partner is aged not less than 60.

(b) for the entry beginning “In paragraph 4 omit” substitute “In paragraph 4 omit sub- paragraphs (4) and (7).”.

(3) In Table B, in the modifications of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations—

(a) in column 2 of the Table, in the entry beginning “In column (1) of the Table” for “sub-paragraphs (1) to (4)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (1) to (3)”;

(b) in column 2 of the Table, in sub-paragraph (2) of the modifications of column (1) of the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations, after “single person” insert “or lone parent”; and

(c) in column 2 of the Table, in sub-paragraph (3) of the modifications of column (1) of the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations, after “lone parent” insert “aged less than 60”.