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The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/531 · Made 16 March 1988

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 16th March 1988

Laid before Parliament 17th March 1988

Coming into force 7th April 1988

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 35(5) of and Schedule 20 to the Social Security Act 1975f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains regulations which relate only to matters which in accordance with section 140 of the Act of 1975 have been referred to the Attendance Allowance Boardf2, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 14; Schedule 20 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words“Prescribed” and“Regulations”.

f2

See the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30), section 10 and Schedule 3, Part II, paragraph 12(3).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 6 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1975
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 7th April 1988.

2Amendment of regulation 6 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1975

In regulation 6(2) of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1975f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (d), for the words“in both places where that word appears” there shall be substituted the words“in section 35(1)(a)(ii)”, and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(e)

after the words“watching over him” there were inserted the words“(these requirements being substantially in excess of the requirements normally placed upon another person by a child of the same age and sex).””

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Nicholas Scott

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Security

16th March 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1975 in so far as they relate to children. They provide that the second of the night-time conditions for entitlement to an attendance allowance, as amended by section 1 of the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7), is to apply in relation to children only where the requirements of the child are substantially in excess of those normally required by a child of the same age and sex.