16.—(1) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1A (applicable amounts for persons who have attained or whose partner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (3)—
(a)after “and that partner is” omit “blind or”;
(b)after “severely sight-impaired or is treated as” omit “blind or”.
(3) For sub-paragraph (4)(a) substitute the following—
“(a)a person is severely sight-impaired if they are registered as severely sight-impaired in a register kept by a local authority in England under section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014 (registers of sight-impaired adults) or, as the case may be, registered as severely sight-impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, and”.
(4) In sub-paragraph (4)(b)—
(a)after “to be registered as” omit “blind or”;
(b)after “nevertheless to be treated as” omit “blind or”.