
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 10th April 2006.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
2 
For the purposes of section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (the amount which a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his personal requirements per week), the amount prescribed is £19.60.
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The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are revoked.
LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th March 2006