{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-attendance-allowance-regulations-1991/regulation-2B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-attendance-allowance-regulations-1991/regulation-2B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2740",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-attendance-allowance-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/2B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2B",
  "heading": "Persons residing in an EEA state ... or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies",
  "text": "Regulation 2(1)(a)(i) to (iii) shall not apply where on any day—\n(a) the person is habitually resident in—\n(i) an EEA state ...; or\n(ii) Switzerland;\n(b) a relevant EU Regulation applies; and\n(c) the person can demonstrate a genuine and sufficient link to the United Kingdom ....",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2A - Reg. 2B inserted (8.4.2013) by The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/389), regs. 1(2), 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2B(a)(i) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/128), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 6(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2B(c) omitted (E.W.) (7.11.2024) by virtue of The Social Security (Genuine and Sufficient Link to the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/936), regs. 1(1), 3(3); (S.) (7.11.2024) by virtue of The Social Security (Genuine and Sufficient Link to the United Kingdom) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/241), regs. 1(1), 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2B title omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/128), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 6(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2740/regulation/2B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:33:11.140413+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}