
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 25th September 2000.
2 
After regulation 8B of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (exemption from regulation 8A) there shall be inserted the following regulation—“
8BA 
For the purposes of section 64(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (entitlement), a person shall not be taken to satisfy subsection (2)(a) (day attention) or (3)(a) (night attention) of that section unless the attention the severely disabled person requires from another person is required to be given in the physical presence of the severely disabled person.”.
3 
After regulation 10B of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (exemption from regulation 10A) there shall be inserted the following regulation—“
10C 
For the purposes of section 72(7) (the care component), a person shall not be taken to satisfy subsection (1)(a)(i) or (b)(i) (day attention) or (c)(i) (night attention) of that section unless the attention the severely disabled person requires from another person is required to be given in the physical presence of the severely disabled person.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 30th August 2000.
C. Radcliffe
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
