54.—(1) This regulation applies where—
(a)a person became entitled to extended council tax reduction under regulation 68 of the Council Tax Reduction Regulations or to extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits) under regulation 73 of those Regulations; and
(b)during that period of entitlement to extended council tax reduction or extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits) these Regulations become applicable to that person or that person’s partner in accordance with regulation 12 (application).
(2) Where this regulation applies, for any week during the period of entitlement to extended council tax reduction or extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits) referred to in paragraph (1)(a) the amount of council tax reduction to which the person is entitled is the higher of—
(a)the amount of council tax reduction to which the person is entitled under regulation 70(1)(a) of the Council Tax Reduction Regulations or the amount of council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits) to which the person is entitled under regulation 75(1)(a) of those Regulations, as the case may be;
(b)the amount of council tax reduction to which the person would be entitled under the general conditions of entitlement of these Regulations, if regulation 68 (extended council tax reduction) or regulation 73 (extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits)) of the Council Tax Reduction Regulations did not apply to the person; or
(c)the amount of council tax reduction to which the person’s partner would be entitled under these Regulations if regulation 68 or regulation 73 of the Council Tax Reduction Regulations did not apply to the person.
(3) No partner of a person to whom this regulation applies is entitled to council tax reduction.