Amendments to the 1997 Regulations3.
(1)
The 1997 Regulations are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2)
In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), insert, in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, the following definition—
““income-related employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance, entitlement to which is based on section 1(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (income-related employment and support allowance)6.”.
(3)
In regulation 8(3) (eligibility — supply of optical appliances)—
(a)
omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (l); and
(b)
after sub-paragraph (n) insert the following—
“(o)
he is in receipt of income-related employment and support allowance; or
(p)
he is a member of the same family as a person in receipt of income-related employment and support allowance.”.
(4)
In regulation 8(4)—
(a)
omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (b); and
(b)
after sub-paragraph (c) insert the following—
“and
(d)
in sub-paragraph (p) “family” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 20087.”.