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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 2072 (W.144)

HOUSING, WALES

The Relocation Grants (Forms of Application) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Made

24th May 2001

Coming into force

1st July 2001

The National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers given to it by sections 132(3) and (4), 101(1) and 146(1) and (2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996(2) as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993(3), makes the following Regulations:

Name, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations are called the Relocation Grants (Forms of Application) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 and they come into force on 1st July 2001.

(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only and do not have effect in relation to applications for grant made before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Amendments

2.—(1) The form set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) (Welsh Form of Application) Regulations 1999(4) is amended in accordance with the Welsh language text of the Schedule to these Regulations

(2) The form set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997(5) is amended in so far as it applies to Wales in accordance with the English language text of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(6).

D. Elis Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

24th May 2001

Regulation 2

SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE FORM ENTITLEDAPPLICATION FOR RELOCATION GRANT

1.  In question 4.31, insert in the appropriate place—

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2.  In question 4.34, for “and 50B”, substitute “, 50B and 50C”.

3.  After question 4.34, insert—

4.34A  Please give details of any payment made to you or your partner on or at any time after 1 February 2001 relating to imprisonment or internment by the Japanese during the Second World War. Note 50D

4.  In question 4.38, insert—

5.  In note 19, after the words “child benefit purposes”, insert “, or who is in the care of a local authority and has been placed with you by the authority”.

6.  In note 45, after “(provision of financial assistance to students)”, insert—

7.  After note 46C, insert—

46D.  You must include any payment from access funds intended to enable you as a student to meet ordinary living expenses — the cost of food, household fuel, rent, clothing, and footwear — water charges or the Council Tax. Access fund payments for these purposes are disregarded to the extent of £20 per week, but should be included in any case. You need not include any access fund payments that were for other purposes.

8.  After note 50B, insert—

50C.  Please do not include—

50D.  Where an ex gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by the Secretary of State on or after 1 February 2001 in consequence of the imprisonment or internment by the Japanese in the Second World War of (a) you, (b) your partner, (c) a deceased spouse of yours, or (d) a deceased spouse of your partner, that sum will be disregarded as capital.(9).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the (bilingual) forms to be used for an application for relocation grant payable under sections 131 to 140 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 in Wales.

The Welsh language form amended is set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) (Welsh Form of Application) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2315 as amended).

The English language form amended is set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/2847 as amended).

The amendments are consequential on those being made by the Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2073)(W.145) to the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2890).

(1)

See the definition of “prescribed” in section 101.

(2)

1996 c. 53; the powers of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

(4)

S.I. 1999/2315, amended by SI 1999/3469 (W.55) and 2000/1710 (W. 116).

(8)

Social Security (Payments to Reduce Under-occupation) Regulations 2000, S.I. 2000/637.

(9)

The Social Security Amendment (Capital Disregards) Regulations 2001, S.I. 2001/22.