The Mobility Allowance Amendment Regulations 1990

1

A person shall be treated, for the purposes of section 37A, as suffering from physical disablement such that he is either unable to walk or virtually unable to do so only if—

a

his physical condition as a whole is such that, without having regard to circumstances peculiar to that person as to the place of residence or as to place of, or nature, of employment—

i

he is unable to walk; or

ii

his ability to walk out of doors is so limited, as regards the distance over which or the speed at which or the length of time for which or the manner in which he can make progress on foot without severe discomfort, that he is virtually unable to walk; or

iii

the exertion required to walk would constitute a danger to his life or would be likely to lead to a serious deterioration in his health; or

b

he is both blind and deaf and, by reason of the effects of those conditions in combination with each other, he is unable, without the assistance of another person, to walk to any intended or required destination while out of doors.

1A

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) a person is—

a

blind only where the degree of disablement resulting from loss of vision amounts to 100 per cent.;

b

deaf only where the degree of disablement resulting from loss of hearing amounts to not less than 80 per cent. on a scale where 100 per cent. represents absolute deafness.