SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Social Security: Council Tax Benefit

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)

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1

In subsection (1) of section 6 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (regulations about community charge benefits administration)—

a

for the words “any community charge benefit" there shall be substituted the words “ council tax benefit ”;

b

in paragraph (d), the words “or a consequential reduction" shall cease to have effect; and

c

in paragraphs (j), (n), (o), (r), (s) and (t), the words “or consequential reduction", in each place where they occur, shall cease to have effect.

2

In subsection (2) of that section, for the words from “provision" to “shall not apply" there shall be substituted the words “ provision in relation to council tax benefit that prescribed provisions shall apply instead of prescribed provisions of Part I or II of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or that prescribed provisions of either of those Parts shall not apply ”.

3

For subsection (3) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection—

3

References in subsection (2) above to either of the Parts there mentioned include references to regulations made under the Part concerned