56.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the alternative maximum council tax reduction where the conditions set out in regulation 14(3) and (6) (conditions of entitlement to council tax reduction) are fulfilled is the amount determined in accordance with Schedule 5.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an applicant is jointly and severally liable for council tax in respect of a dwelling in which the applicant is resident with one or more other persons, in determining the alternative maximum council tax reduction in the applicant’s case, the amount determined in accordance with Schedule 5 must be divided by the number of persons who are jointly and severally liable for that tax.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in the case of an applicant who is jointly and severally liable for council tax in respect of a dwelling with the applicant’s partner only by virtue only of section 77 or 77A of the Act (liability of spouses and civil partners).