# The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024, Article 20: Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978


(1) The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (modification of the Act in relation to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, unemployability supplement and maternity allowance)—
(a) in paragraph (1A)—
(i) for “or personal independence payment” substitute “, personal independence payment”;
(ii) after “2015” insert “or Scottish disability assistance”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (4)(b) omit “and”;
(c) after paragraph (4)(b) insert—
“(ba) “Scottish disability assistance” means disability assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/919/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018-disability-assistance-consequential-amendments-order-2024/article-20
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