SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments and revocations

PART 1Instruments amended

The Income Support (General) Regulations 198710

1

The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “service user group”, after paragraph (f) insert—

fa

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in consequence of a function under Part 8 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012,

fb

a clinical commissioning group in consequence of a function under section 14Z2 of the National Health Service Act 2006,

fc

the National Health Service Commissioning Board in consequence of a function under section 13Q of the National Health Service Act 2006,

3

In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 27—

a

after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

da

a clinical commissioning group established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006;

db

the National Health Service Commissioning Board; or

b

omit sub-paragraph (e) (together with the “or” following it).