The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

Prospective

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014: consequential amendments S

19.—(1) In regulation 29(14)(b) (child care charges: disabled persons)(1), at the end insert “, or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014(2)”.

(2) In regulation 35(2)(d) (earnings of self-employed earners)(3), after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—

“(iva) the relevant person where the payment is for provision of accommodation to meet that person’s needs for care and support arranged pursuant to section 35 or section 36 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;”.

(3) In paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 1 (severe disability premium)(4), at the end insert “or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(4) In paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)(5), at the end insert “or is registered as severely sight impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(5) In paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 (capital disregards)(6), at the end insert “or under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments)”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 19 in force at 6.4.2016 in accordance with reg. 1(4)

(1)

There are amendments to regulation 29 that are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

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(3)

Regulation 35 is amended by S.S.I. 2013/49 and by these Regulations.

(4)

There are amendments to paragraph 7 of Schedule 1, including amendment by these Regulations, that are not relevant to this regulation.

(5)

There are amendments to paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 that are not relevant to these Regulations.

(6)

Paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 is amended by S.S.I. 2014/90 and S.S.I. 2015/46. There are other amendments to the Schedule, including amendment by these Regulations, that are not relevant to this regulation.