# The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

S.S.I. 2005/522 · made 20 October 2005

These Regulations amend the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2977) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations concern the assessment of a person’s liability to pay for accommodation provided under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”). By virtue of section 87(3) of the 1968 Act, accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or section 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) shall be regarded as accommodation provided under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948.

Made under: 1948 c. 29 (Section 22); Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (Section 87)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-no-2-scotland-regulations-2005/pdf/ssi_20050522_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-no-2-scotland-regulations-2005/pdf/ssien_20050522_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Made 20th October 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th October 2005
Coming into force 7th November 2005
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 7th November 2005.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Amendment of Schedule 4 to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations

In Schedule 4 to the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 25 , insert–
“26. Any payment made to the resident under regulations made under section 7 of the Age Related Payments Act 2004.”.

## Signature

LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
20th October 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2977) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations concern the assessment of a person’s liability to pay for accommodation provided under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”). By virtue of section 87(3) of the 1968 Act, accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or section 25 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) shall be regarded as accommodation provided under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948.
Regulation 2 amends Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations to provide that any payments made under section 7 of the Age Related Payments Act 2004 are to be disregarded as capital in the financial assessment of that person’s resources.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/522 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-no-2-scotland-regulations-2005
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