The National Health Service (Welfare Reform Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the 1997 Regulations

6.—(1) In regulation 1, in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order insert the following definitions—

“(a) “the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012(1);”; and

“(b) “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act;”.

(2) In regulation 8(3)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (o), omit “or”;

(b) at the end of the sub-paragraph (p), for “.” substitute “; or”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (p), insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(q) during the period beginning on 29 April 2013 and ending on 31 March 2014—

(i) he is the recipient of an award of universal credit either as a single person or as a member of a couple,

(ii) he is a child or qualifying young person for whom a recipient referred to in paragraph (i) is responsible, or

(iii) he is a member of a couple, the other member of which is the recipient of an award of universal credit as a single person.”.

(3) In regulation 8(4)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (c), omit “and”;

(b) at the end of the sub-paragraph (d), for “.” substitute “; and”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (d), insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(e) in sub-paragraph (q) “couple” has the meaning given in section 39 of the 2012 Act (couples) and “qualifying young person” has the meaning given in section 10(5) of the 2012 Act (responsibility for children and young persons).”.

(1)

2012 c. 5.