These Regulations amend the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 in relation to the conditions of entitlement to the mobility component of a disability living allowance. They provide that a person does not meet the conditions of section 73(1)(d) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 if the reason he does not take advantage of the faculty of walking out of doors unaccompanied is fear or anxiety. This provision does not apply where the fear or anxiety is a symptom of a mental disability and so severe as to prevent the person from taking advantage of the faculty of walking out of doors unaccompanied.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.