Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 19923
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The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 19927 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation)8—
a
in sub-paragraph (a), for the words after “payable, or” substitute “the circumstances in regulation 40(3) or regulation 40ZA(4), as the case may be, apply;”; and
b
in sub-paragraph (b) for the words after “given,” substitute “, the circumstances in regulation 40(3) or regulation 40ZA(4), as the case may be, apply; or”.
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4
In regulation 40 (suspension of a reduced benefit direction in specified circumstances)11—
a
in the heading, for the words after “direction” substitute “(income support)”;
b
in paragraph (1)—
i
for the words after “concerned” to “paragraph (3)”, substitute “but the circumstances in paragraph (3) apply to her”; and
ii
for the words after “so long as” to “that paragraph”, substitute “those circumstances apply”;
c
omit paragraph (1A);
d
in paragraph (2) omit “or (1A)”; and
e
for paragraph (3) substitute—
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The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
a
she is resident in a care home or an independent hospital;
b
she is being provided with a care home service or an independent health care service; or
c
her applicable amount falls to be calculated under regulation 21 of and any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations (patients)12.
4
In paragraph (3)—
“care home” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 200013;
“care home service” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 200114;
“independent health care service” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001; and
“independent hospital” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000.
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In regulation 40ZA (suspension of a reduced benefit direction in specified circumstances)15—
a
in the heading, for the words after “direction” substitute “(income-based jobseeker’s allowance)”;
b
in paragraph (1)—
i
for the words after “concerned” to “paragraph (4)”, substitute “but the circumstances in paragraph (4) apply to her”; and
ii
for the words after “so long as” to “those provisions”, substitute “those circumstances apply”;
c
omit paragraph (2);
d
in paragraph (3), omit “or (2)”; and
e
for paragraph (4), substitute—
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The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
a
she is resident in a care home or an independent hospital;
b
she is being provided with a care home service or an independent health care service; or
c
her applicable amount falls to be calculated under regulation 85 of and paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 5 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (patients)16.
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In paragraph (4)—
“care home” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000;
“care home service” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
“independent health care service” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001; and
“independent hospital” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000.