The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

2.  In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation)–

(a) after the definition of “family credit” there shall be inserted the following definition:–

““full rate” means the rate determined under section 26(2) of the National Assistance Act 1948(1);”;

(b) after the definition of “NHS Trust” there shall be inserted the following definition:–

““nursing home” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 19(3) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(2);”;

(c) after the definitions of “relevant charges” and “relevant travelling expenses” there shall be inserted the following definitions:–

““residential care home” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 19(3) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(3);

“standard rate” means the standard rate fixed in accordance with section 22(2) of the National Assistance Act 1948(4);”.

(1)

1948 c. 29; section 26(2) was amended by section 42(3) of, and paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 9 and Schedule 10 to, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

(2)

S.I. 1987/1967.

(3)

The definition in regulation 19(3) was amended by S.I. 1988/663, 1445, 2022, 1992/3147 and 1993/2119.

(4)

Section 22(2) was amended by section 44(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).