Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (repealed)

4(1)A person is exempt if—

(a)he fulfils one or more of the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below;

(b)he is severely mentally impaired; and

(c)he is stated to be severely mentally impaired in a certificate of a registered medical practitioner.

(2)The conditions are that—

(a)he is entitled to an invalidity pension under section 15 of the M1Social Security Act 1975;

(b)he is entitled to a severe disablement allowance under section 36 of that Act;

(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

[F2(d)he is entitled to an invalidity pension under section 15 or 16 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;

(e)he is entitled to an unemployability supplement under section 58 of the Social Security Act 1975;

(f)he is entitled to an unemployability allowance under—

(i)article 18(1) of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983, or

(ii)article 18(1) of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (including that provision as applied, whether with or without modifications, by any other instrument).]

[F3(g)he is entitled to an attendance allowance under section 35 of the Social Security Act 1975;

(h)he is entitled to an increase of the weekly rate of his disablement pension under section 61 of that Act (increase where constant attendance needed);

(i)he is entitled to a constant attendance allowance under—

(i)article 14 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983; or

(ii)article 14 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (including that provision as applied, with or without modifications, by any other instrument);

(j)he was, immediately before the coming into force of the Personal Community Charge (Exemption for the Severely Mentally Impaired) (Scotland) Regulations 1989, exempt from liability to pay the personal community charge and the personal community water charge under this paragraph.]

[F4(k)he is entitled to the care component of a disability living allowance under section 37ZB of the Social Security Act 1975 F5 payable to him at the highest rate under subsection (4)(a) of that section or at the middle rate under subsection (4)(b) of that section;

(l)he is entitled to a disability working allowance under section 20 of the Social Security Act 1986 F6 for which the qualifying benefit is one falling within sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (6B) of that section.]

[F7(3)A person is severely mentally impaired if he has severe impairment of his intelligence and social functioning from whatever cause which appears to be permanent.]

(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend sub-paragraph (2) above as it has effect for the time being (whether by adding, deleting or amending conditions, or by any combination of those methods).

(5)The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute another definition for the definition of severe mental impairment for the time being effective for the purpose of this paragraph.

[F8(6)Regulations under sub-paragraph (5) above may provide that, in the circumstances set out in the regulations, a certificate given for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) above shall continue to have effect for the purposes of this paragraph notwithstanding that the definition of severe mental impairment upon which the certificate proceeds has been substituted by the regulations.

(7)Regulations under sub-paragraph (5) above made in respect of the financial year 1989–90 may provide that a person—

(a)who was not within the old definition of severely mentally impaired but who, being within the new definition of that expression, is exempt; and

(b)in respect of whom such conditions as are prescribed are fulfilled

may be treated as having been exempt as from such date prior to the coming into force of the regulations as may be provided for in the regulations.

(8)In sub-paragraph (7) above, the “old” definition is the definition in force immediately before the coming into force of regulations under sub-paragraph (5) above and the “new” definition is the definition being substituted for the old definition by regulations under that sub-paragraph.]

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 1A para. 4(2)(d)–(f) added by S.I. 1989/63 reg. 4, Sch. 1 (and full stop at the end of para. (c) deleted by S.I. 1988/1541, reg. 3)

F61986 c.50; section 20 was relevantly amended by the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991, section 6.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Marginal Citations

M11975 c. 14(113:1).

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F9Act repealed (prosp.) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), ss. 117(2), 119(2)(e), Sch.14 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4) and saving in s. 118(3) and subject to a saving for Sch. 2 para. 7A (16.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1780, art. 2 and subject to amendments (11.6.1996) by 1995 c. 18, s. 41(4), Sch. 2 para. 10; S.I. 1996/1509, art. 2, Sch. and (29.11.1999 for specified purposes, otherwise prosp.) by 1998 c. 14, ss. 86(1), 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 15; S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2) (subject to transitional provisions in Schs. 21-23)

The repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was brought into force (1.4.1992) as regards Sch. 1 para. 19 by S.I. 1992/818, para. 2(b), Sch.

The repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was brought into force (1.10.1992) as regards ss. 3A, 9, 10(7A), 11B, 28, Sch. 2 paras. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 5 paras. 2-5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25 by S.I. 1992/2183, art. 2(d), Sch. (with savings in art. 3)

The repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was brought into force (1.4.1993) as regards ss. 1-7, 14, 18(2A), 20(10), 25(1)(3), words in s. 26(1), ss. 26(2), 27, 33, Sch. 1, Sch. 3 paras. 1-4, 5(1), 7, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 19A, 20, 22-24, 26-49 by S.I. 1993/575, art. 2, Sch. (with savings in arts. 4, 5(b))