http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/52/regulation/3/madeThe Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022enKing's Printer for Scotland2022-05-25COUNCIL TAX These Regulations amend the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (“the Working Age Regulations”) and the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (“the Pension Age Regulations”). Regulations 3 to 26 (Part 2) amend the Working Age Regulations and regulations 28 to 33 (Part 3) amend the Pension Age Regulations. PART 2Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021General amendments 3 In regulation 4(1) (interpretation)— a after the definition of “adoption leave” insert— “adult disability payment” means— disability assistance for adults given in accordance with the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, and where short-term assistance is being given under Part 1 of schedule 2 (short-term assistance) of those Regulations, the “earlier determination” referred to in paragraph 1(1)(a) of that schedule is to be deemed to continue in payment for the purposes of these Regulations, , b after the definition of “attendance allowance” insert— “award of universal credit” includes a universal credit award with a value of zero, , c for the definition of “blind” substitute— “blind” means— in relation to a child, certified as severely sight impaired by the child’s ophthalmologist, orthoptist, optometrist or visual impairment paediatrician, in relation to a person 16 years of age or over, certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist , d in the definition of “employment and support allowance” after “Act” insert “(removing references to an income-based allowance)”. S.S.I. 2022/54.
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