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1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001, and shall come into force on 1st April 2001, except regulation 3 which shall come into force on 10th April 2001.
(2)In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1998
(3)These Regulations apply to Wales only.
2Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations#
In Regulation 2 (1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “capital limit” there shall be substituted in the appropriate place the following definition—“• “capital limit” means the amount prescribed for the purposes of section 134 (1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 as it applies to income support except, in the case of a claimant who lives permanently in a residential care or nursing home or in accommodation provided by a local authority under sections 21 to 24 and 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (provision of accommodation), where it means the amount prescribed for the purposes of regulation 20 of The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992.”
3Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations#
In paragraphs (c) and (g) of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (description of persons entitled to full remission and payment) for “£70” there shall be substituted “£71”.
4Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations#
(1)Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions .
(2)For paragraph (1)(b) substitute—“b provide any declaration of entitlement required under regulation 3(3) or 4(3) or any declaration or evidence of entitlement required under regulation 5(3), 6(3) or 7(3) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2001)”
5Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations#
(1)Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (modification of provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2)In Part I, Table A, for the entry modifying regulation 53 substitute—“• regulation 53 As if in paragraph (3) the reference to regulation 60 were a reference to regulation 25.• As if in paragraph (1A) for “£10,000” on each occasion it appears there were substituted “£11,500” and as if for “£16,000” there were substituted “£18,500”.”
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