The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 6

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES

The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made

11th January 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

11th January 2001

Coming into force

1st February 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5) of the National Assistance Act 1948(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1948 c. 29; section 22(5) was amended by the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), section 39(1) and Schedule 6, paragraph 6; the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71), section 35(2) and Schedule 7, paragraph 3(b); the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30), section 20 and Schedule 4, paragraph 2 and is applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) (as amended by paragraph 10(13) of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) to persons for whom accommodation is provided under either the 1968 Act or section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36)). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).