The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Amendment of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

6.—(1) Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (calculation of resources) is amended as follows.

(2) Table A (modifications of provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 for the purposes of Part I of this Schedule) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph—

(a) in the entry modifying regulation 38 omit the entry relating to paragraphs (5), (6), (7) and (8);

(b) in the entry modifying regulation 41 for the words “subsequent review” substitute “the date of that supersession”;

(c) in the entry modifying regulation 44 for the words “subsequent review” substitute “the date of that supersession”;

(d) in the entry modifying regulation 45—

(i) for “£20,000” substitute “£21,000”, and

(ii) for “£12,250” substitute “ £14,750”;

(e) in the entry modifying regulation 49 for the words “subsequent review” substitute “date of that supersession”;

(f) In the entry modifying regulation 53—

(i) for “£12,250” substitute “ £14,750”, and

(ii) for “£20,000” substitute “£21,000”;

(g) for the entry modifying regulation 61 substitute—

“regulation 61

In paragraph (1) in the definition of “academic year” after “September” insert “, or 1st August in the case of student attending a course in Scotland”.”;

(h) omit the entries modifying regulations 62(3A), 63(2) and 64(1)(c);

(i) in the entry modifying regulation 66A omit the words “As if in paragraph (3)” to “the reference “(1) to (2C)”.”;

(j) in the entry modifying Schedule 8—

(i) omit the entry beginning “In paragraph 4(2)” ,

(ii) in the appropriate place in the numerical order insert the following entry—

““For paragraph 4(3) substitute the following paragraph—

(3) This paragraph applies where—

(a) the claimant is aged not less than 60 years; or

(b) the claimant is a member of a couple, where at least one partner is aged not less than 60 years”.”,

(iii) for the words “As if sub-paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of paragraph 4 were omitted” substitute “ In paragraph 4 omit sub-paragraph (3)”. ” ,

(iv) omit the entry modifying paragraph 5, and

(v) for the entry modifying paragraph 7 substitute—

• “In paragraph 7 for the words “ 4 to 6B” substitute “none of paragraphs 4 or 5 or 6A or 6B”.”.