The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 · GlobalLawDB

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1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 12th May 2004.

(2)In these Regulations—

2Common amendments relating to interpretation#

In regulation 2(1) of ^note... the Income Support Regulations, in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations and regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations—

(a)in the definition of “qualifying person”^note for the words “or the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “ , the Eileen Trust or the Skipton Fund ”;

(b)immediately after the definitions of—

(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)in the Income Support Regulations ^note..., “the Macfarlane Trust”;

(iii)in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, “single claimant”; and

(iv)in the State Pension Credit Regulations, “qualifying person”,

there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “the Skipton Fund” means the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited, incorporated on 25th March 2004, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme’s provisions;”

3Common amendments relating to capital to be disregarded#

(1)In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ”.

(2)The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) above are—

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)paragraph 17 ^note of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d)paragraph 22 ^note of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(3)In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (4) for the words “or the Independent Living Funds” there shall be substituted “ , the Independent Living Funds or the Skipton Fund ”.

(4)The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) above are—

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)paragraph 22(1) ^note of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d)paragraph 15(1) of Schedule V to the State Pension Credit Regulations.

(5)In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (6) for the words “and the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “ , the Eileen Trust and the Skipton Fund ”.

(6)The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (5) above are—

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)paragraph 22(7) ^note of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d)paragraph 15(7) of Schedule V to the State Pension Credit Regulations.

(7)In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (8) after the words “the Eileen Trust” there shall be inserted “ , the Skipton Fund ”.

(8)The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (7) above are—

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)paragraph 27(1) of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

4Common amendments relating to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings#

(1)In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) for the words “section 21 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 26 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ”.

(2)The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) above are—

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)paragraph 26 ^note of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d)paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(3)In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (4) for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ”.

(4)The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) above are—

(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)paragraph 28 ^note of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d)paragraph 29 ^note of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

5Income support and jobseeker’s allowance: capital treated as income#

In regulation 41(3) ^note of the Income Support Regulations and in regulation 104(3) ^note of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ”.

6Further amendment of the Income Support Regulations#

In paragraph 12(1)(d)(i) of Schedule 2 ^note to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts) for the words “Social Security (Hospital In-Patient) Regulations 1975” there shall be substituted “ Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 or the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 ”.

7Amendment of the Recovery of Benefit Regulations relating to the Skipton Fund#

In regulation 2(2) of the Recovery of Benefit Regulations—

(a)in sub-paragraph (i) for “10th April 1992.” there shall be substituted “ 10th April 1992; ”;

(b)after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be inserted—“j any payment made from the Skipton Fund, the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited, incorporated on 25th March 2004, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme’s provisions..”

8Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations relating to the Skipton Fund#

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