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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 (“the Attendance Allowance Regulations”) and the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 (“the Disability Living Allowance Regulations”).

Regulations 2 and 3 respectively provide that the cost of the accommodation for the purposes of regulations 7 and 8(6) of the Attendance Allowance Regulations and regulations 9 and 10(8) of the Disability Living Allowance Regulations does not include the cost of nursing care provided by (or the provision of which is secured by) a local authority for which the local authority are not to charge by virtue of section 1 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.