The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Amendment Order 1996

Amendment to the 1992 Order

2.—(1) The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992(1) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph (1) of article 3, at the end insert “or meets the requirements in paragraph (3) below.”.

(3) At the end of article 3, insert—

“(3) The requirements in this paragraph are—

(a) that the person in question has reached pensionable age as defined for the purposes of Parts I to VI of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), and

(b) that had he not reached pensionable age he would have been entitled to one of the benefits listed in paragraph (2) above.”.

(4) At the end of paragraph (2) of article 3, insert—

“(k) incapacity benefit under sections 40 and 41 of the Social Security Contribution and Benefits Act 1992(3).”.

(5) In paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 for “relevant period for that course” substitute—

• “period beginning with the day on which he begins the course and ending with the day on which he ceases to undertake it,

and a person is to be regarded as ceasing to undertake a course of education for the purpose of this paragraph if he has completed it, abandoned it or is no longer permitted by the educational establishment to attend it.”.

(1)

S.I. 1992/548; relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1994/543 and 1995/619.

(2)

1992 c. 4.

(3)

Sections 40 and 41 were substituted by paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18).