General

Interpretation
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In this Act—
- “care home”—
  1. in relation to England ..., has the same meaning as that given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14), ...
  2. in relation to Wales, means a place at which a care home service within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2) is provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over, and
  3. in relation to Scotland, means accommodation provided by a care home service within the meaning of paragraph 2 of schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8),
- “couple” means a man and a woman who share a household and who are, or who live as, husband and wife,
- “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given by section 1(1) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18),
- “income support” means income support under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4),
- “qualifying individual” has the meaning given by section 1,
- “the relevant week” has the meaning given by section 1,
- “single”, in relation to an individual, means not part of a couple, and
- “state pension credit” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16).
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The provisions of this Act shall apply, with any necessary modifications, to the parties to a polygamous marriage as if they together formed one couple.

Money
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Expenditure of the Secretary of State under or by virtue of this Act shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.

Extent
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This Act shall extend only to—
a
England and Wales, and
b
Scotland.

Citation
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This Act may be cited as the Age-Related Payments Act 2004.
Words in s. 8(1)(b) substituted (28.10.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications of Enactments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2581), art. 1(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 8
Words in s. 8(1) omitted (2.4.2018) by virtue of The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195), regs. 2(1), 25(2)(a)(i)
Word in s. 8(1) omitted (2.4.2018) by virtue of The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195), regs. 2(1), 25(2)(a)(ii)
Words in s. 8(1) inserted (2.4.2018) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195), regs. 2(1), 25(2)(b)