Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 6th April 1992.
(2) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Social Security Act 1975(1);
“the NHS Act of 1977” means the National Health Service Act 1977(2);
“the NHS Act of 1978” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3);
“the NHS Act of 1990” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(4);
“adjudicating authority” means, as the case may be, the chief or any other adjudication officer, an appeal tribunal or a disability appeal tribunal;
“care component” means the care component of a disability living allowance;
“mobility component” means the mobility component of a disability living allowance;
“terminally ill” shall be construed in accordance with section 35(2C) of the 1975 Act(5).
(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation or Schedule bearing that number.