Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 1 April 2023.

Regulation 4 comes into force on 3 April 2023.

Regulations 2, 3, 6, 7 and 9 come into force on 10 April 2023.

In these Regulations—

• “the Adult Disability Payment Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022^f1,

• “the Adult Disability Payment Transitional Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Transitional Provisions and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022^f2,

• “the Best Start Foods Regulations” means the Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019^f3,

• “the Best Start Grants Regulations” means the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018^f4,

• “the Carer’s Allowance Regulations” means the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976^f5,

• “the Child Disability Payment Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021^f6,

• “the Child Winter Heating Assistance Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020^f7,

• “the Dependency Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977^f8,

• “the Winter Heating Payment Regulations” means the Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023^f9,

• “the Funeral Support Payment Regulations” means the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2019^f10, and

• “the Young Carer Grants Regulations” means the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019^f11.