# The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991, Paragraph 4: Invalid Vehicle Scheme


(1) Where–
(a) a certificate issued in respect of a person under section 13(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 is in force, or
(b) an invalid carriage or other vehicle is or was on or after 1st January 1976 made available to a person by the Secretary of State under section 46(1) of the NHS Act of 1978 or paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the NHS Act of 2006 or paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the NHS (Wales) Act of 2006, being a carriage or other vehicle which is–
(i) propelled by a petrol engine or an electric motor;
(ii) provided for use on a public road; and
(iii) controlled by the occupant,
that person shall not be precluded from entitlement to mobility component payable at the higher rate specified in regulation 4(2)(a), or a care component payable at the highest or middle rate specified in regulation 4(1)(a) or (b), by reason only that he has attained the age of 65.
(2) In determining a person’s entitlement where paragraph (1) applies, section 72 of the Act shall have effect as if in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that section for the reference to 3 months there was substituted a reference to 6 months and paragraph (b) of that subsection was omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2890/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-disability-living-allowance-regulations-1991/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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