Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991

Disability living allowance

1 Introduction of disability living allowance.

2 Attendance allowance and mobility allowance.

3 Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.

4 Management of disability living allowance and attendance allowance etc.

5 Regulations supplementary to ss. 1 to 4.

Disability working allowance

6 Introduction of disability working allowance.

7 Disability working allowance - supplementary.

8 Effect on entitlement to family credit of entitlement to disability working allowance.

9 Entitlement to other benefits on termination of employment after period of entitlement to disability working allowance.

11 Supplementary.

12 Regulations.

13 Provision for Northern Ireland.

14 Administrative expenses.

15 Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULE 1 Management of Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance

1The 1975 Act shall be amended as follows.

2In section 98(1)— (a) at the beginning there shall be...

3(1) In subsection (1) of section 99, after the words...

Reviews and appeals

4In section 100— (a) in subsection (1), after the word...

5The following sections shall be inserted after that section— Reviews...

6In section 101— (a) in subsection (1), after the words...

7(1) In section 102(1)— (a) after the words “social security...

8The words “ (other than a decision relating to an...

9The following section shall be inserted after that section— Reviews...

10In section 115(2) after the words “social security appeal tribunal,”...

11The following paragraph shall be inserted after section 115A(2)(d)—

12The following paragraph shall be inserted after section 115B(2)(c)—

13The following sections shall be inserted after section 115B— References...

Disability appeal tribunals

14On the day when this paragraph comes into force, and...

15The following shall be substituted for paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule...

16The following Schedule shall be inserted after that Schedule— Schedule...

17In paragraph 7A of Schedule 13 (procedure regulations) after the...

Financial arrangements

18The following paragraph shall be inserted after section 135(2)(c)—

Making of claim condition of entitlement

19In section 165A(3) for the words from “for an attendance”...

20In Schedule 20, in the definition of President for the...

SCHEDULE 2 Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance: Amendments

Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (c. 10)

1In section 7(2) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (exemption...

Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)

2(1) In section 7(3) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act...

3(1) In subsection (2B)(b) (which relates to attendance allowance for...

4In section 37(2) of that Act (invalid care allowance) after...

5In subsection (4) of section 165D of that Act (restrictions...

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

6In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and the...

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

7In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part...

Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (c. 5)

8In section 13(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...

Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 (c. 14)

9(1) In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1...

Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30)

10At the end of subsection (2) of section 17 of...

11The following sub-paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraph 12(3) of...

Transport Act 1982 (c. 49)

12In section 70(2)(a) of the Transport Act 1982 (payments in...

Value Added Tax Act 1983 (c. 55)

13(1) In item 12 of Group 14 (drugs, medicines, aids...

Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51)

14(1) In section 74(4) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984...

15The words “ (other than attendance allowance and disability living...

16In section 63 of that Act (annual up-rating of benefits)—...

17In Schedule 6 to that Act (Christmas bonus for pensioners),...

Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)

18In section 617(1)(a) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act...

Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24)

19In Part I of Schedule 2 to the Social Security...

Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1)

20In section 22(6)(a) of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 (first-year...

21In section 36(4)(a) of that Act (definition of “motor car”)...

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)

22In Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act...

SCHEDULE 3 Disability Working Allowance: Amendments

Part I Amendments of 1986 Act

1The 1986 Act shall be amended as follows.

2The following paragraph shall be inserted after section 51(2)(d)—

3(1) The following subsection shall be inserted after section 52(3)—...

4The following paragraph shall be inserted after section 53(10)(d)—

Annual up-rating of benefits

5In section 63— (a) in subsection (1)(i) after the words...

Reciprocal arrangements

6In section 65(4) after the words “family credit” there shall...

Crown employment

7In section 79(3) after the words “family credit” there shall...

Financial provision

8In section 85— (a) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted...

Part II Amendments of Other Acts

Child Care Act 1980 (c.5)

9In section 45(1A) of the Child Care Act 1980 (no...

Transport Act 1982 (c.49)

10In section 70(2)(b) of the Transport Act 1982 (payments in...

Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)

11In section 617(2)(a) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act...

Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40)

12In section 110(3)(b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (charges...

Children Act 1989 (c.41)

13In section 17(9) of the Children Act 1989 (no repayment...

14In section 29(3) of that Act (no recoupment of costs)...

15In paragraph 21(4) of Part III of Schedule 2 to...

SCHEDULE 4 Repeals

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Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991

1991 CHAPTER 21

An Act to introduce as social security benefits disability living allowance and disability working allowance; and for connected purposes.

[27th June 1991]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—