The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Made: 26th April 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 28th April 2017

Coming into force: 1st June 2017

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Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

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Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 28 of the principal Regulations

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Revocation

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Signed

SHONA ROBISON — A member of the Scottish Government — 26th April 2017

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1948 c.29 (11 and 12 Geo.6) (“the 1948 Act”). Section 22(5) was relevantly amended by the Social Security Act 1980 (c.30), schedule 4, paragraph 2(1). The functions of the Secretary of State so far as exercisable within devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: 1968 c.49 (“the 1968 Act”). Section 87(3) of the 1968 Act was amended by section 28(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) (“the 2003 Act”) and by section 62(2) of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10). Section 87(4) of the 1968 Act was amended by section 28(1) of the 2003 Act. By virtue of section 87(3) of the 1968 Act, accommodation provided under that Act or under section 25 of the 2003 Act is regarded as accommodation provided under Part III of the 1948 Act.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1992/2977.

[^f00004]: Regulation 20 was relevantly amended by S.I. 1996/602 and most recently by S.S.I. 2015/64.

[^f00005]: Regulation 28 was relevantly amended by S.I. 1996/602 and the amounts in regulation 28(1) as they relate to Scotland were most recently amended by S.S.I. 2015/64.

[^f00006]: S.S.I. 2015/64; regulation 4 was revoked by S.S.I. 2016/80.

Editorial notes