Regulation 2 Amendment of the Adjudication Regulations

The Adjudication Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In paragraph (d) of regulation 53 (definition of “medical question”) for the words “for locomotion,” there shall be substituted the words “for locomotion; or”.

After paragraph (d) of regulation 53 there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(e)

which would have been a question under paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) on the day before he attained 65, in the case of a person who is over the age of 65 but under the age of 66 at the date on which the claim is received or treated as received,”.

In regulation 54 (date for the determination of the medical questions) after the words “any medical question” there shall be inserted the words “except a question under regulation 53(e)”.

In paragraph (6)(c) of regulation 63 (notification of decisions in income support cases) for the reference to section 23(8) there shall be substituted a reference to section 23A^f1.

In regulation 71 (review in social fund maternity and funeral expenses cases) after the words “maternity or funeral expenses” there shall be inserted the words “or expenses for heating which appear to the Secretary of State to have been or to be likely to be incurred in cold weather”.