The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2015

Amendments consequential to the abolition of community charge benefit

5.—(1) The 1998 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 11 (interpretation of Part 3)—

(a) omit the definition of “the Community Charge Benefits Regulations”;

(b) in the definition of “Overpayment”, omit “excess benefits under the Community Charge Benefits Regulations and”.

(3) In article 18 (additions to subsidy)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b)(1), omit “community charge benefit or”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii), omit “community charge benefit or”;

(c) in paragraph (8)(2)—

(i) omit “community charge benefit or”;

(ii) after “regulation 69 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, for “of” substitute “or”;

(iii) omit “or paragraph (18) of regulation 60 of the Community Charge Benefits Regulations (time and manner in which claims are to be made)”.

(4) In paragraph (1)(g)(ii)(3) of article 19 (deductions to be made in calculating subsidy)—

(a) omit “paragraph (7) of article 2 of the Community Charge Benefits (Transitional) Order 1989,”;

(b) omit “paragraph (18) of regulation 60 of the Community Charge Benefits Regulations,”.

(5) In article 20 (deduction from subsidy), omit “or community charge benefit”.

(1)

Paragraph 1(b) of article 18 was substituted by S.I. 2000/1091 and amended by S.I. 2003/3179 and 2006/54.

(2)

Paragraph 8 of article 18 was amended by S.I. 2000/1091 and 2006/217.

(3)

Paragraph 1(g)(ii) of article 19 was amended by S.I. 2006/217.