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Regulation 21 Amendment of regulation 21 of the Income Support Regulations

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In regulation 21 of the Income Support Regulations (special cases)f1—

(a)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

for the definition of “prisoner” the following definition shall be substituted—

  • ““prisoner” means a person who—

    1. (a)

      is detained in custody pending trial or sentence upon conviction or under a sentence imposed by a court; or

    2. (b)

      is on temporary release in accordance with the provisions of the Prison Act 1952f2 or the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989f3,

    other than a person whose detention is under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983f4 or the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984f5;”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “residential accommodation” the words “and 26” shall be omitted;

(b)

in paragraph (3B), the words “and 26” shall be omitted;

(c)

in paragraph (4), sub-paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately following that sub-paragraph shall be omitted.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

The definition of “residential accommodation” was substituted in regulation 21 by S.I.1992/3147 Schedule 1, paragraph 3(a) and paragraph (3B) was inserted by S.I.1993/518 regulation 5(3)(a).

f2

1952 c. 52.

f3

1989 c. 45.

f4

1983 c. 72.

f5

1984 c. 36.