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The Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005
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PART 6U.K.ADMINISTRATION OF PAYMENTS
Time and manner of payment: general provisionsU.K.
19.—(1) The scheme manager shall pay the annual payment[F1, the ill health payment, an interim ill health payment][F2, a payment under regulation 17G or 17H] or an initial payment to the beneficiary or to his appointed representative, [F3in instalments of no more than 52 in a year on a day specified by the scheme manager for the making of such payments to that beneficiary.]
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), where the amount of [F4an instalment] would, but for this paragraph, include a fraction of a penny, that fraction shall be disregarded if it is less than half a penny and shall otherwise be treated as a penny.
(3) The scheme manager shall start to pay the F5... instalments payable to a beneficiary on the first day specified in paragraph (1) which is as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which—
(a)the beneficiary becomes entitled to an annual payment under regulation 17(2) to (4); F6...
(b)the scheme manager determines that an initial payment may be made under regulation [F718(4)].
[F8(c)the beneficiary becomes entitled to an ill health payment under regulation 17A(1) or (3); or
(d)the scheme manager determines that an interim ill health payment may be made under regulation 17B(2).]
[F9(e)the beneficiary becomes entitled to a payment under regulation 17G or 17H;]
(4) F5... instalments shall be paid by means of direct credit transfer or by such other means as appear to the scheme manager to be appropriate in the circumstances of any particular case.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 19(1) inserted (17.7.2008) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1903), regs. 1, 12(a)
F2Words in reg. 19(1) inserted (2.4.2010) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1149), regs. 1, 12(a)
F3Words in reg. 19(1) substituted (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 17(1) (with reg. 37)
F4Words in reg. 19(2) substituted (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 17(3)(c) (with reg. 37)
F5Word in reg. 19(3)(4) omitted (10.7.2009) by virtue of The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 17(2)(e) (with reg. 37)
F6Word in reg. 19(3)(a) omitted (17.7.2008) by virtue of The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1903), regs. 1, 12(b)(i)
F7Word in reg. 19(3)(b) substituted (24.11.2005) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3256), regs. 1(1), 4(5)
F8Reg. 19(3)(c)(d) inserted (17.7.2008) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1903), regs. 1, 12(b)(ii)
Direct credit transferU.K.
20.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), [F10payments under regulation 18A and] F11... instalments under regulation 19 may, by an arrangement between the scheme manager and the beneficiary or his appointed representative, be paid by way of direct credit transfer into a bank or other account—
(a)in the name of the beneficiary, his appointed representative or any other person with the consent of the beneficiary; or
(b)in the joint names of the beneficiary and any other person or the appointed representative and any other person.
(2) F11... instalments shall be paid in accordance with paragraph (1) within seven days of the day on which each instalment is payable under regulation 19(1).
(3) The scheme manager may make a particular payment by direct credit transfer otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (1) if it appears to [F12it] to be appropriate to do so for the purpose of paying any arrears.
(4) The arrangements under this regulation may be terminated—
(a)by the beneficiary or his appointed representative, by notice in writing delivered or sent to the scheme manager; or
(b)by the scheme manager if the arrangement seems to [F13it] to be no longer appropriate to the circumstances of the particular case.
(5) A direct credit transfer into the account of an appointed representative or of any person to whom an amount is paid with the consent of the beneficiary, shall be a good discharge to the scheme manager for any sum paid under these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F10Words in reg. 20(1) inserted (2.4.2010) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1149), regs. 1, 13
F11Word in reg. 20(1)(2) omitted (10.7.2009) by virtue of The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 17(2)(f) (with reg. 37)
F12Word in reg. 20(3) substituted (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 7(4)(a) (with reg. 37)
F13Word in reg. 20(4)(b) substituted (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 7(4)(a) (with reg. 37)
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