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2. In regulation 12 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991(1) (entitlement to the mobility component), there shall be added after paragraph (6) the following paragraphs—
“(7) For the purposes of section 73(1)(d) of the Act, a person who is able to walk is to be taken not to satisfy the condition of being so severely disabled physically or mentally that he cannot take advantage of the faculty out of doors without guidance or supervision from another person most of the time if he does not take advantage of the faculty in such circumstances because of fear or anxiety.
(8) Paragraph (7) shall not apply where the fear or anxiety is—
(a)a symptom of a mental disability; and
(b)so severe as to prevent the person from taking advantage of the faculty in such circumstances.”.
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