2021 No. 140
Social Security
The Carer’s Allowance (Coronavirus) (Breaks in Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(8) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and extent1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Carer’s Allowance (Coronavirus) (Breaks in Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and come into force on 12 May 2021.
(2)
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendment of the Carer’s Allowance (Coronavirus) (Breaks in Care) (Scotland) Regulations 20202.
(1)
The Carer’s Allowance (Coronavirus) (Breaks in Care) (Scotland) Regulations 20202 are amended as follows.
(2)
In regulation 3 (expiry)3, for “12 May” substitute “31 August”.
(3)
In regulation 4 (continued disregard of breaks in care related to coronavirus)4, for “13 May”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “1 September”.
SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations extend the period during which regulation 2 of the Carer’s Allowance (Coronavirus) (Breaks in Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”) has effect. The regulation is to have effect until 23:59 on 31 August 2021. These Regulations also make a consequential amendment to regulation 4 of the 2020 Regulations, to reflect the extension.