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The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
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- 2016 No. 81
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- reg. 2 coming into force by S.S.I. 2016/81 reg. 1(2)
- reg. 2(1) words substituted by S.S.I. 2021/249 sch. 5 para. 8(2)(a)
- reg. 2(3) words omitted by S.S.I. 2021/249 sch. 5 para. 8(2)(b)
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2.—(1) Until the date determined in accordance with paragraph (2), the amendments made by regulations 5 and 18 do not apply to a person who, on 30th April 2016, is entitled to a council tax reduction and who is—
(a)a member of a family which includes at least one child or young person; or
(b)a partner in a polygamous marriage, where that person or another partner of the polygamous marriage is responsible for a child or young person who is a member of the same household.
(2) The date is whichever is the sooner of—
(a)the date on which sub-paragraph (a) or (b) ceases to apply to the applicant; or
(b)the date on which the person makes a new application for a council tax reduction (but for the purposes of this regulation any application that relates to re-assessment of an existing award is not to be regarded as a new application).
(3) For the purposes of this regulation “application”, “child”, “council tax reduction”, “family”, “polygamous marriage” and “young person” have the same meaning as in the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) or, as the case may be, the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(2).
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I1Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2016 in accordance with reg. 1(2)
(1)
S.S.I. 2012/303, amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2013/218, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2014/90 and S.S.I. 2015/46, and by S.I. 2014/3255 and S.I. 2015/971.
(2)
S.S.I. 2012/319, amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2013/218, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2014/90 and S.S.I. 2015/46, and by S.I. 2014/3255 and S.I. 2015/971.
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