Regulation 2 Amendment of the Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

For paragraph (a) of regulation 2 (description of persons specified for the purposes of section 12B(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968) of the Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2003^f1 substitute–

“(a)

subject to paragraph (aa) below, a person who does not fall within either paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘persons in need’ in section 94(1) of the Act (persons in need of care and attention arising out of infirmity, youth or age) or paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘persons in need’ in section 94(1) of the Act (persons suffering from illness or mental disorder or substantially handicapped by any deformity or disability);

(aa)

a person who falls within paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘persons in need’ in section 94(1) of the Act and is aged less than 65;”.