The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definitions of “the Grenfell Tower charitable funds” and “the Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund”;

(b) for the definition of “Grenfell Tower support payment” substitute—

““Grenfell Tower support payment” means a payment made to a person because that person was affected by the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower, or a payment to the personal representative of such a person—

(a)

from the £5 million fund announced on 16th June 2017 for the benefit of certain persons affected by the fire on 14th June at Grenfell Tower and known as the Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund;

(b)

by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; or

(c)

by a registered charity;”;

(c) at the appropriate place insert—

““the National Emergencies Trust” means the registered charity of that name (number 1182809) established on 28th March 2019;”;

(d) in the definition of “qualifying person”—

(i) in paragraph (a)—

(aa) after “a person in respect of whom” insert “a Grenfell Tower support payment has been made or”;

(bb) omit “the Grenfell Tower charitable funds, the Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund,”;

(cc) after “the Windrush Compensation Scheme” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b) and “or” at the end of paragraph (a).