Amendment of Article 18 of the principal Scheme
4. In Article 18 of the principal Scheme (unemployability allowances)—
(a)in paragraph (2) for the amount “£1,170” there shall be substituted the amount “£1,222”;
(b)in paragraph (5)—
(i)sub-paragraph (a) shall be omitted,
(ii)for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph:—
“(b)where an allowance has been awarded under Article 12 in respect of a wife or husband the rate of the allowance may be increased by an amount not exceeding the appropriate amount in Schedule 3, paragraph 7(b)(i), if the Secretary of State thinks fit having regard to the financial circumstances of the person in respect of whom the allowance has been granted;”,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (c) the words “or under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph” shall be omitted.