Amendment of the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 6

1

Regulation 8 of the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 201914 (conditions relating to residence) is amended as follows.

2

After paragraph (2)(ac), insert—

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a person in Great Britain who was residing in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon immediately before 7 October 2023, left Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon in connection with the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October 2023 or the violence which rapidly escalated in the region following the attack and—

i

has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,

ii

has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or

iii

does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,