Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 1A, 1B inserted (31.10.2012) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), Sch. 4 para. 1
6(1)The regulations may—E+W+S
(a)require other matters to be included in schemes;
(b)allow schemes to make provision that is equivalent to provision made by a relevant enactment, or provision that is capable of being made under a relevant enactment, with such modifications as specified authorities think fit;
(c)prescribe the procedure which a specified authority must follow when making a scheme (including requirements regarding consultation and other steps to be taken before and after making the scheme);
(d)require or allow functions conferred by the regulations to be exercised by specified authorities jointly with other authorities;
(e)prescribe a default scheme which is to take effect, if a specified authority fails to make a scheme in accordance with the regulations, in respect of dwellings to which that scheme would have applied;
(f)impose requirements on specified authorities relating to the review, revision or replacement of schemes;
(g)enable specified authorities to make reasonable charges for the supply of copies of documents relating to schemes;
(h)require specified authorities to provide to the Welsh Ministers information about schemes.
(2)In particular, the regulations may under sub-paragraph (1)(a) set out provision to be included in schemes, and a default scheme prescribed under sub-paragraph (1)(e) may make provision, that is equivalent to—
(a)provision made by a relevant enactment, or
(b)provision that is capable of being made under a relevant enactment,
with such modifications as the Welsh Ministers think fit.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2), each of the following enactments as it had effect on the day on which the Local Government Finance Act 2012 was passed is a “relevant enactment”—
(a)sections 131 to 133 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (council tax benefit);
(b)sections 134 to 137 of that Act (general provisions about income-related benefits) so far as applying in relation to council tax benefit;
(c)section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (entitlement to benefit dependent on claim) so far as applying in relation to council tax benefit;
(d)section 6 of that Act (regulations about council tax benefit administration);
(e)sections 32 to 34 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (benefit for persons taking up employment) so far as applying in relation to council tax benefit.]