Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsE+W+S
4. [F1In the Council Tax Benefit Regulations–
(a) in regulation 53A M1 (extended payments)—
(i)in paragraph (1) omit “other than a case to which paragraph (1A) applies”;
(ii)omit paragraph (1A);
(iii)in paragraph (1B) omit “or (1A)”;
(iv)omit paragraph (5)(a)(i) and in paragraph (5)(a)(ii) omit “(ii) in any other case–” and renumber sub-head (aa) as head (i) and sub-head (bb) as head (ii);
(b) in paragraph (15)(c) of regulation 62 (time and manner in which claims are to be made) M2 omit “has certified the matters specified in regulation 53A(1A)(b) to the relevant authority or”;
(c) in regulation 66 M3 (who is to make a decision)—
(i)in paragraph (4) omit “and subject to paragraph (5)”; and
(ii)omit paragraph (5);
(d) in regulation 95(3) M4 (information to be supplied by an authority to another authority) omit sub-paragraph (aa);
(e) in Schedule 5A(extended payments of council tax benefit) M5 —
(i)paragraph 8(1) shall be renumbered paragraph 8 and in that renumbered paragraph–
(aa)in the definition of “claimant” omit “, subject to sub-paragraph (2),”;
(bb)in the definition of “the relevant benefit period” omit “or as the case may be, (1A)(a)”; and
(ii)omit paragraph 8(2).]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 3, 4 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)
Marginal Citations
M1Regulation 53A was inserted by S.I. 1996/194. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/2556, S.I. 2001/537 and S.I. 2001/1605.
M2Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/1605, S.I. 1996/1510.
M3Paragraphs (4) and (5) were inserted by S.I. 1996/194. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1510, S.I. 1996/2432, S.I. 1999/2556, S.I. 2001/635, S.I. 2001/537 and S.I. 2001/1605.
M4The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1999/2556.
M5Schedule 5A was inserted by S.I. 1996/194. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1510, S.I. 1999/2556, S.I. 2000/724, S.I. 2001/537 and S.I. 2001/1605.