Amendment of regulation 62 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations
7. Regulation 62 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations (time and manner in which claims are to be made) shall be amended as follows–
(a)in paragraph (4) at the end there shall be added the following sub-paragraph–
“(d)may, in the case of a claimant who has attained the age of 16 but not the age of 60 and is not engaged in remunerative work, be sent or delivered to a gateway office.”;
(b)in paragraph (5)(1) after the words “Subject to paragraph (12)” there shall be inserted the words “and regulation 62A”.
(1)
Paragraph (5) was amended by S.I. 1996/1510.