# The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations


(1) In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “less dependent resident”—
after the words “means a resident” there shall be inserted the words “who is in, or for whom accommodation is proposed to be provided in,”;
at the beginning of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) the word “in” shall be deleted;
(b) for the definition of “resident” there shall be substituted the following definitions—
““prospective resident” means a person for whom accommodation is proposed to be provided under Part III of the Act;
“resident” means a person who is provided with accommodation under Part III of the Act or is a prospective resident;”.
(2) At the end of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations there shall be added the following paragraph—
“(4) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a resident’s accommodation, or to accommodation provided for a resident, shall be construed in the case of a resident who is a prospective resident as a reference to accommodation which is proposed to be provided for him under Part III of the Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1730/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-no-2-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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