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The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/628 · Made 10 March 2003

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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, ENGLAND

Made 10th March 2003

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2003

Coming into force 7th April 2003

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948f1 and now vested in himf2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1948 c. 29; see sections 35(1) and 64(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 for the definitions of “the Minister” and “prescribed” respectively.

f2

See article 2 of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699) which transferred all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Sum needed for personal requirements
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 7th April 2003.

(2)

These Regulations apply to England onlyf1.

2Sum needed for personal requirements

The sum which under section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his personal requirements shall be £17.50 per week.

3Revocation

The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2002f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Jacqui Smith

Minister of State,

Department of Health

10th March 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the weekly sum which local authorities in England are to assume, in the absence of special circumstances, that residents in accommodation arranged under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948 will need for their personal requirements.

From 7th April 2003 all residents will be assumed to need £17.50 per week for their personal requirements.

These Regulations also revoke the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (England) Regulations 2002 (which provided for the sum residents were assumed to need from 8th April 2002).