The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 2740

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991

Made

5th December 1991

Laid before Parliament

5th December 1991

Coming into force

6th April 1992

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 35(1), (2)(b), (2A), (4A) and (6), 85(1)(b) and 166(2) and (3) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains regulations which relate to matters which, in accordance with section 140 of that Act, have been referred to the Attendance Allowance Board(2), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1975 c. 14. Section 35(1) was amended by section 2(1) of the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c. 21) (“the 1991 Act”). Subsection (2) was amended by section 2(2) of the Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18) (“the 1979 Act”) and section 10 of and Schedule 4 to the 1979 Act. Subsection (2A) was inserted by section 2(3) and (6) of the 1979 Act. Subsection (4A) was inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30). Schedule 20 is cited for the meaning it ascribes to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

See the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30), section 10 and paragraph 12(3) of Schedule 3.