Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires,–

“the 1977 Act” means the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 F1 ;
“vehicle scheme beneficiary” means any person of a class specified in section 13(3)(a), (c) or (d) of the 1977 Act or any person of the class specified in section 13(3)(b) of the 1977 Act whose application was approved on or after 1st January 1976 and, where an invalid carriage or other vehicle was provided or as the case may be applied for, is a person of any such class in respect of whom the invalid carriage or other vehicle provided or applied for was a vehicle–

(a)

propelled by a petrol engine or by an electric motor,

(b)

supplied for use on a public road, and

(c)

to be controlled by the occupant;

“certificate” means a certificate issued in accordance with paragraph 3.

Annotations

F1: 1977 c.5 ; section 13(1) is amended by the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c.21) , Schedule 2 , paragraph 8 .

F1: 1991 c.21 .
F2: 1975 c.14 . Sections 37ZA–37ZE were inserted in the Social Security Act 1975, by the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991; section 166 was amended by the Social Security Act 1989 (c.24) Schedule 8, paragraph 10(1); subsection (3A) was inserted in section 166 by the Social Security Act 1986 (c.50) , section 62(1) ; Schedule 20 is cited because of the meaning it ascribes to the words “Prescribed” and “Regulations”, and for the enabling power contained within the meaning of the word “Child”, which was inserted by the Child Benefit Act 1975 (c.61) , Schedule 4 , paragraph 38 .
F3: 1977 c.5 ; section 13 was amended by the Social Security Act 1979 (c.18) Schedule 3, paragraph 29(c) and the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c.21) , section 4 , Schedule 2 , paragraph 8 .