Amendment of the Scotland Order

3.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Scotland Order (determinations by rent officers for the purposes of housing benefit) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph 4(3) (local reference rents – exclusion of rent attributable to provision of services) paragraph (c) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.

(3) In paragraph 7 (ineligible charges and support charges) —

(a)in sub-paragraph (1) —

(i)in paragraph (a), head (i) and the word “and” which immediately follows it shall be omitted, and

(ii)paragraph (b) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted;

(b)in sub-paragraph (2), paragraph (b) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.

(4) In paragraph 11(4) indicative rent levels – exclusion of rent attributable to provision of services) paragraph (c) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.