The Community Charge Benefits (General) Amendment Regulations 1990

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the General Regulations

30.  In Schedule 3 to the General Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) —

(a) in paragraphs 13, 14 and 34 for the amount of “£5” in each of those paragraphs there shall be substituted the amount of “£10”;

(b) in paragraph 21 for the amount “£11” each time it appears there shall be substituted the amount “£20.00”.

(c) paragraph 35 shall be amended by inserting the words“, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust” after the words “the Macfarlane Trust”.

(d) after paragraph 40 the following paragraph shall be added —

“41.   Any payment in consequence of a reduction of a personal community charge pursuant to regulations under section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 or section 9A of the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Act 1987 (reduction of liability for personal community charges).

42.   Any special war widows payment made under —

(a) the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Special War Widows Payment) Order 1990 made under section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 (1);

(b) the Royal Warrant dated 19th February 1990 amending the Schedule to the Army Pensions Warrant 1977 (2);

(c) the Queen’s Order dated 26th February 1990 made under section 2 of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 (3);

(d) the Home Guard War Widows Special Payments Regulations 1990 made under section 151 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (4);

(e) the Orders dated 19th February 1990 amending Orders made on 12th December 1980 concerning the Ulster Defence Regiment made in each case under Section 140 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (5),

and any analogous payment made by the Secretary of State for Defence to any person who is not a person entitled under the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to (e) of this paragraph.”.

(1)

1865 c. 73. Copies of the Order are available from Ministry of Defence NPC2, Room 317, Archway Block South, Old Admiralty Building, Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BE.

(2)

Army code No 13045 published by HMSO.

(3)

1917 c. 51. RAF Queen’s Orders are available from HMSO.

(4)

1980 c. 9. Copies of the Order are available from Ministry of Defence at the address given in footnote (a).

(5)

Army code No 60589 published by HMSO.