The Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Eligible Persons and Eligible Services) (Scotland) Order 2006

9.—(1) The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Eligible Persons and Eligible Services) (Scotland) Order 2006(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “Northern England service” omit “and” and insert—

““personal independence payment” means personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;”; and

(b) after the definition of “the Scheme”, insert—

““travel card” means a travel card issued under article 15 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006(2)”.

(3) In article 3 (eligible persons)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (b), insert—

“(iiia) personal independence payment;”;

(b) in paragraph (e), for “or attendance allowance” substitute “, attendance allowance or personal independence payment”;

(c) in paragraph (k)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (ii), insert—

“(iia) are in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment;

(iib) fall within paragraph (l) and immediately before doing so fell within sub-paragraph (i) above or sub-paragraph (iii) below;”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “or attendance allowance” substitute “, attendance allowance or the daily living component of personal independence payment”; and

(d) after paragraph (k), insert—

“(l) a person who—

(i) has been issued with a travel card which has not yet expired;

(ii) has had entitlement to disability living allowance terminated in accordance with the Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013; and

(iii) immediately before that happened fell within paragraph (b)(i) or (ii) or (e)”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2006/117.

(2)

S.S.I. 2006/107.