Section 17 Duty to uprate assistance for inflationI1 I2

Scotland

(1)

The 2018 Act is modified as follows.

(2)

In section 86A(3)(a) (duty to consider effects of inflation)—

(a)

the “or” following sub-paragraph (i) is repealed,

(b)

for “but” following sub-paragraph (ii) substitute “or”,

(c)

after sub-paragraph (ii), insert—

“(iii)

section 93A, but”.

(3)

In section 86B (duty to uprate certain types of assistance)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

for “77” substitute “86A”,

(ii)

the words from first “prescribed” to “2020” are repealed,

(iii)

the words “prescribed in those regulations” are repealed,

(b)

in subsection (4), the words from “— “carer’s”” to “34” are repealed.

(4)

The title of section 86B becomes “Duty to uprate assistance”.

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