Amendment of regulation 15 of the Departure Direction Regulations
11.—(1) Regulation 15 of the Departure Direction Regulations (illness or disability) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) At the beginning of paragraphs (3) and (4), there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph (4A),”.
(3) After paragraph (4), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(4A) Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not apply where the dependant of an applicant is adjudged eligible for either of the allowances referred to in paragraph (4) and in all the circumstances of the case the Secretary of State considers that the costs being met by the applicant in respect of the items listed in paragraph (1) shall constitute special expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B to the Act without the deductions in paragraph (3) being made.”.