Severe Disability Benefit and Carer's Allowance Ordinance, 2015

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Please note that this Ordinance has been repealed by - Severe Disability Benefit and Carer's Allowance Ordinance, 2016.

 
The Severe Disability Benefit and Carer’s Allowance
Ordinance, 2015
 
THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 30th October, 2015[a], and in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 1(4), 2(3)(b) and 3 of the Severe Disability Benefit and Carer’s Allowance (Guernsey) Law, 1984, as amended[b] and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order:-
 
Entitlement to severe disability benefit.
1.      The amount determined for the purposes of section 1(4) of the Law is £93,000.
 
Entitlement to carer’s allowance.
2.      The amount determined for the purposes of section 2(3)(b) of the Law is £93,000.
 
Rates of allowances.
3.      (1)      The weekly rate of a severe disability benefit determined for the purposes of section 3 of the Law is £100.45.
 
(2)      The weekly rate of a carer’s allowance determined for the purposes of section 3 of the Law is £81.28.
 
Interpretation.
4.      (1)      In this Ordinance the expression "the Law" means the Severe Disability Benefit and Carer’s Allowance (Guernsey) Law, 1984, and expressions used in the Law shall, when used in this Ordinance, have the same meaning as they have under the Law.
 
(2)      Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Ordinance to an enactment are references thereto as amended, re-enacted (with or without modification), extended or applied.
 
(3)      The Interpretation (Guernsey) Law, 1948[c] shall apply to the interpretation of this Ordinance throughout the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou.
 
Repeal.
5.      The Severe Disability Benefit and Carer’s Allowance Ordinance, 2014[d] is repealed.
 
Citation.
6.      This Ordinance may be cited as the Severe Disability Benefit and Carer’s Allowance Ordinance, 2015.
 
Extent.
7.      This Ordinance shall have effect in the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou.
 
Commencement.
8.      This Ordinance shall come into force on the 4th January, 2016.
 
 
[a]

Article VIII of Billet d'État No. XVIII of 2015.
[b]

Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXVIII p. 353; Vol. XXIX, p. 198; Vol. XXXIII, p. 238; Vol. XXXIV, p. 458; Vol. XXXIX, p. 107 and Vol. XLIII(1), p. 261; Order in Council No. IV of 2014.
[c]

Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p. 355.
[d]

Ordinance No. L of 2014.




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