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(1)In subsection (3) of section 71 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (disability living allowance), for “for life” there shall be substituted “for an indefinite period”.
(2)In subsection (5)(b) of section 72 of that Act (the care component), for “for the remainder of his life beginning with that date” there shall be substituted “for so much of the period for which he is terminally ill as does not fall before the date of the claim”.
(3)In subsection (1) of section 73 of that Act (the mobility component), for “the age of 5” there shall be substituted “the relevant age” and after that subsection there shall be inserted—
“(1A)In subsection (1) above “the relevant age” means—
(a)in relation to the conditions mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection, the age of 3;
(b)in relation to the conditions mentioned in paragraph (d) of that subsection, the age of 5.”
(4)Subsection (3) does not affect awards made before the day on which that subsection comes into force.
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