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Newfoundland Regulation 2001 Social Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Filed Under the authority of section 30 of the Social Assistance Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at Deborah E. Fry REGULATIONS Analysis 1.
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S.12 Amdt. CNR 1027/96 1. (1) Subsection 2(1) of the Social Assistance Regulations is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (c) the following: (c.1) "disabled adult" means an adult who, in the opinion of an officer of the department, requires supportive services to aid independent living; (2) Paragraph 2(1)(i) of the regulations is amended by deleting the word "and" after subparagraph (xiv), deleting the semi-colon in subparagraph (xv) and substituting a comma and by adding immediately after subparagraph (xv) the following: (xvi) interest and income received from a support trust by a disabled adult or a family with one or more disabled adults in accordance with subsection 12(3); (3) Subsection 2(1) of the regulations is amended by deleting the period at the end of paragraph (j) and substituting a semi-colon and the word "and" and by adding immediately after paragraph (j) the following: (k) "support trust" means a trust fund established for the use and benefit of a disabled adult. 2. Section 12 of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following: (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), an officer of the department may grant social assistance to a disabled adult or a family with one or more disabled adults for whose use and benefit there is a support trust provided that (a) the liquid assets of the support trust do not exceed a total of $100,000; and (b) that disabled adult or family annually receives the total interest and income from the support trust plus 2% of the liquid assets of the support trust; and (c) the support trust is established and maintained in a manner and under terms and conditions that the minister may establish or approve. ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |