Regulation 142 I1

England and Wales

In section 1 of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 (assessment of ability of carers to provide care: England and Wales)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a)^f1—

(i)

after “local authority”, where it first occurs, insert “in England”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (i) omit “in the case of a local authority in England,”;

(iii)

omit sub-paragraph (ii) and the word “or” immediately preceding it;

(b)

in subsection (2)(a), after “local authority” insert “in England”;

(c)

in subsection (3A)^f2 omit “In the case of a local authority in England,”;

(d)

omit subsection (5);

(e)

in subsection (6)—

(i)

omit the definitions of “community care services” and “disabled person”;

(ii)

for the definition of “local authority” substitute—

““local authority” means a county council, a district council for an area in England for which there is no county council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 142 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 2(1)

Footnotes

f1: Section 1(1)(a) was amended by S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraph 56(1), (2)(a) and (b).
f2: Section 1(3A) was inserted by S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraph 56(1), (4).