Amendment of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations

10.  In regulation 1 of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after the definition of “the Income Support Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““independent hospital” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;”;

(ii) for the definition of “nursing home”(2) there shall be substituted the following definition—

““nursing home” has the meaning it has for the purposes of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 by virtue of Article 11 of that Order;”;

(iii) the definition of “residential accommodation” shall be omitted;

(iv) after the definition of “partner” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““residential care home” has the meaning it has for the purposes of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 by virtue of Article 10 of that Order;”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(3)—

(i) “Subject to paragraph (3A),” shall be omitted;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) for “residential accommodation” there shall be substituted “an independent hospital”;

(c) paragraph (3A)(4) shall be omitted.

(1)

S.R. 2000 No. 91; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 321, S.R. 2001 No. 373 and S.R. 2003 No. 267

(2)

The definition of “nursing home” was amended by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 267

(3)

Paragraph (3) was amended by regulation 2(2)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 321 and regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 2001 No. 373

(4)

Paragraph (3A) was substituted by regulation 5(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 267