The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

Prospective

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014: consequential amendments S

6.—(1) In regulation 28(14)(b) (child care charges: disabled persons)(1), at the end insert “or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014(2)”.

(2) In regulation 54(2) (exclusions from calculation of student grant income)—

(a) omit “or” following sub-paragraph (h); and

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“; or

(j) of higher education bursary for a category 3 or category 4 young person, as defined by section 104(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, made under section 110 or section 112 of that Act”.

(3) In paragraph 10(1)(a)(v) of Schedule 1 (additional condition for the disability premium)(3), at the end insert “or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(4) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)(4)—

(a) after paragraph 31(d) insert—

“(da) the person concerned where the payment is for provision of accommodation to meet that person’s needs for care and support arranged pursuant to section 35 or section 36 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;”;

(b) in paragraph 32—

(i) for “or section 17,” substitute “, section 17,”; and

(ii) at the end insert “or sections 37, 38, 109, 110 or 114 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, but excluding any payment under that last-mentioned Act that is a direct payment within the meaning of sections 50 to 53 of that Act”;

(c) in paragraph 33(1)—

(i) for “or section 23C” substitute “, section 23C”; and

(ii) after “1989” insert “or section 110 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, in each case where that payment is made”; and

(d) in paragraph 57, at the end insert “or under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments)”.

(5) In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)(5)—

(a) in paragraph 22—

(i) for “or sections 17” substitute “, sections 17”; and

(ii) at the end insert “or sections 37, 38, 109, 110 or 114 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, but excluding any payment under that last-mentioned Act that is a direct payment within the meaning of sections 50 to 53 of that Act”;

(b) in paragraph 23(1)—

(i) for “or section 23C” substitute “, section 23C”; and

(ii) after “1989” insert “or section 110 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, in each case where that payment is made”; and

(c) in paragraph 62, after “2001” insert “, sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments)”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in force at 6.4.2016 in accordance with reg. 1(4)

(1)

There are amendments to regulation 28 that are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

anaw 4.

(3)

There are amendments to paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 that are not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

Paragraph 31 of Schedule 4 is amended by S.S.I. 2013/48 and paragraph 57 is amended by S.S.I. 2014/90 and S.S.I. 2015/46. There are other amendments to the Schedule, including amendment by these Regulations, that are not relevant to this regulation.

(5)

Paragraph 62 of Schedule 5 is amended by S.S.I. 2014/90. There are other amendments to the Schedule, including amendment by these Regulations, that are not relevant to this regulation.