Local Government Finance Act 1992

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

(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”.