NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989 and shall come into force, for the purposes of regulations 1 to 3, on 1st April 1989 and, for the purposes of regulation 4, on 10th April 1989. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 . Amendment of regulations 3 and 5 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulations 3(2)(b) and 5(2) of the principal Regulations for the words “section 70(1)” in each case, there shall be substituted the words “section 70(1A)”. Amendment of Table B in Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 3 There shall be inserted in Table B of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations— a before the reference to regulation 17— in column 1 the words “regulation 2”, and in column 2 opposite those words, the following:— As if in paragraph (1)— a there were inserted after the definition of “the Act”, the following definition: “the 1987 Act ” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 ; b there were inserted after the definition of “close relative” the following definitions: “collective community charge contribution” means a payment to which section 11(11) of the 1987 Act refers; “community charge” means a community charge imposed under section 7 of the 1987 Act and “personal community charge” shall be construed in accordance with that section and sections 8 and 10 of that Act; b in column 2 before the words “As if paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 were omitted”, the following:— m i except where (ii) below applies, 80 per cent of liability in respect of a personal community charge or, as the case may be, 80 per cent of a collective community charge contribution, other than where payable by a registered student; ii 80 per cent of liability in respect of the aggregate of the personal community charges or, as the case may be, of collective community charge contributions for which a couple or the members of a polygamous marriage are liable disregarding, where a member of the couple or that marriage is a registered student, the liability of such member for any such charges or contributions. Substitution of Table B in Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 4 In Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations Table B shall be deleted and there shall be substituted therefor, the following:— TABLE B MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE INCOME SUPPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1987 FOR THE PURPOSES OF PART II OF THIS SCHEDULE Column 1 Column 2 Regulation or Schedule Modification regulation 2 As if in paragraph (1)— there were inserted after the definition of “the Act”, the following definition: “the 1987 Act” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 ; there were inserted after the definition of “close relative” the following definitions: “collective community charge contribution” means a payment to which section 11(11) of the 1987 Act refers; “community charge” means a community charge imposed under section 7 of the 1987 Act and “personal community charge” shall be construed in accordance with that section and sections 8 and 10 of that Act; regulation 17 As if for the words from “18 to 22” to “urgent cases)” there were substituted “18 to 21”. regulation 18 As if for the words from “19 to 22” to “urgent cases)” there were substituted “19 to 21”. regulation 19 to 21 As if in paragraph (1) in these Regulations the references to regulation 22 were omitted. Schedule 3 As if in paragraph 1— sub-paragraph (aa) were deleted and there were inserted in substitution therefor— aa all payments of interest and capital under an agreement for instalment purchase to buy the dwelling occupied as the home; and after sub-paragraph (h) there were added— i mortgage capital payments; j payments in respect of an endowment policy in connection with the purchase of the dwelling occupied as the home; k payments by way of rent which do not otherwise fall within sub-paragraph (c) or (e) of this paragraph; l 80 per cent of the general rates payable in respect of any dwelling in England or Wales occupied as the home; m i except where (ii) below applies, 80 per cent of liability in respect of a personal charge or, as the case may be, 80 per cent of a collective community charge contribution, other than where payable by a registered student; ii 80 per cent of liability in respect of the aggregate of the personal community charges or, as the case may be, of collective community charge contributions for which a couple or the members of a polygamous marriage are liable disregarding, where a member of the couple or that marriage is a registered student, the liability of such member for any such charges or contributions. As if in paragraph 9(1) for the words “paragraph 1(c) to (h)” there were substituted the words “paragraph 1(c) to (h) and (k)”. As if in paragraph 11, there were the following modifications:— For sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) there were substituted:— 1 Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the following deductions from the amount to be met under the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule in respect of housing costs shall be made— a in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or more who is in remunerative work or is a person to whom regulation 3(3) applies (non-dependants)— i except where (ii) applies, the sum of £8.20; ii where the claimant or his partner is liable to pay general rates in respect of any dwelling in England and Wales occupied as the home or is a Crown tenant of a dwelling occupied in England and Wales as the home and paragraph 9(5)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) applies, the sum of £11.20; b in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or more to whom sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply— i except where (ii) or (iii) applies the sum of £3.45; ii where the claimant or his partner is liable to pay general rates in respect of any dwelling in England and Wales occupied as the home or is a Crown tenant of a dwelling occupied in England and Wales as the home and paragraph 9(5)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) applies, the sum of £6.45; iii where (ii) applies but the non-dependant is aged under 25 and is in receipt of Income Support, the sum of £3.00 . In sub-paragraph (7)(d), there were added at the beginning the words: except where paragraph (1)(b)(iii) applies. paragraph 7(e) were omitted. As if paragraphs 5(a), 7, 8 and 10 were omitted. Schedule 4 As if in paragraph 1(1)(a) the words from “but, except” to “paragraph 5” were omitted. As if paragraphs 4 to 12 were omitted. Schedule 5 As if in paragraph 1(1)(a) the words from “but, except” to “paragraph 5” were omitted. As if paragraphs 4 to 10 were omitted. Schedule 7 As if paragraphs 7 and 17 were omitted. Michael B Forsyth Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th March 1989