77.—(1) Where a person's entitlement to council tax reduction would have ended when the person ceased to be entitled to a qualifying contributory benefit in the circumstances listed in regulation 68(1)(b), that entitlement does not cease until the end of the period of entitlement to extended council tax reduction.
(2) Part 9 (effective date) does not apply to any extended council tax reduction (qualifying contributory benefits) granted in accordance with regulation 70(1)(a) (amount of extended council tax reduction) or 71(2) (amount of extended council tax reduction: movers).