Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 6th April 1992.
(2) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Social Security Act 1975;
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“the NHS Act of 1978” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 F2;
[F3 “ the NHS Act of 2006” means the National Health Service Act 2006; ]
[F3 “the NHS (Wales) Act of 2006” means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 ]
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“terminally ill” shall be construed in accordance with section 35(2C) of the Act F4.
(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (8.4.2013) by virtue of The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/389), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
F3Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/389), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b)
F4Section 35(2C) was inserted by section 1(1) of the Social Security Act 1990 (c.27).