The Social Security (Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991

3.—(1) The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 9 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “paragraphs (1A) to (4)” substitute “paragraphs (1A) to (2A)”;

(ii) insert “or” after sub-paragraph (a); and

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (c) and the word “or” which precedes it;

(b) in paragraph (1A) omit the words “and (c)” and “or may be”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) omit the words “or may be”; and

(d) omit paragraphs (4), (5) and (7).

(3) In paragraph (8) of regulation 10 (exemption from regulations 8 and 9)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a) and the word “and” which follows that sub-paragraph; and

(b) in head (i) of sub-paragraph (b) for the words “person’s own resources” substitute “resources of the person for whom it is provided”.

(1)

S.I. 1991/2890; regulation 9 has been amended by S.I. 1992/633, 2869 and 3147, 1993/518 and 1939, 1994/1779, 1995/2162, 2000/3181, 2001/3767 and 2002/208 and 1406. Regulation 10 has been amended by S.I. 1992/633 and 3147, 1993/518, 1996/1345, 1999/2860, 2000/1401 and 2002/208 and 3019.