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

Amendment of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

7.—(1) Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Calculation of requirements) is amended as follows.

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

(a) for the entry modifying regulation 17— substitute the following—

“Regulation 17

In paragraph (1) for the words from “18 to 22A” to “urgent cases” substitute “18, 19A and 21”. Omit paragraphs (1)(bb) and (g). In paragraph (1)(e) omit the words “mortgage interest payments or” and “other”.”;

(b) in the entry modifying Schedule 2—

(i) In the entry beginning “In Column (1) for the words “(1) Single person aged not less than 25” to “Couple” substitute—

“(1) Single person aged not less than 25;

(2) Single person or lone parent aged not less than 60;

(3) Lone parent aged 60 or less;

(4) Single person aged less than 25;

(5) Couple;

(6) Couple where at least one partner is aged not less than 60.”;

(ii) in the entry beginning “In Column (2) of the Table”—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (b) for “paragraph(1)(e) of column (2) in the unmodified regulations” substitute “regulation 6(1)(b) of the State Pension Credit Regulations”,

(bb) in sub-paragraph (c) for “(1)(b)” substitute “(1)(e)”,

(cc) after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) against sub-paragraph (5) of column (1), the amount prescribed in paragraph (3)(d) of column (2) in the unmodified regulations.

(f) against sub-paragraph (6) of column (1), the amount prescribed in regulation 6(1)(a) of the State Pension Credit Regulations.”,

(iii) for the words “As if paragraph 9A(b) were omitted” substitute “As if paragraphs 9 and 10 were omitted.” ,

(iv) omit the words from “As if for paragraph 10 there were substituted” to “the words “12(1)(a), (b) or (c).” ” ,

(v) after the entry modifying sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (11) insert—

• “In the cross heading relating to paragraph 12, omit “Higher Pensioner and”.” ,

(vi) omit the entry modifying paragraph 12(1)(c)(i) ,

(vii) after the entry modifying paragraphs 12(1)(c) and (4) insert—

• “In paragraph 12(1)(d)(ii) delete “higher pensioner premium or”” ,

(c) in the entry modifying paragraph 3 of Schedule 3, omit sub-paragraph (b);

(d) in the entry modifying Schedule 7—

(i) omit the words from “In column (2) of paragraph 1” to “sub-paragraph (h) of regulation 18(1).” , and

(ii) in the entry relating to the inserted paragraph 10ZA, for the words “lone parent premium and family premium under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2” substitute “family premium under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2”.”.