The Fines, Council Tax and Community Charges (Deductions from Universal Credit and Other Benefits) Regulations 2013

Amendment of regulation 1(2)

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

19.—(1) Regulation 1(2)(interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “the 1998 Act” insert—

“the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;.

(3) After the definition of “appropriate social security office” insert—

“assessment period” means the period prescribed by regulation 21 of the UC Regulations;.

(4) At the end of the definition of “contributory employment and support allowance” add “as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the 2012 Act that remove references to an income-related allowance or under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as it has effect apart from those amendments”.

(5) In the definition of “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance”, after “1995” insert “as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the 2012 Act that remove references to an income-based allowance or under Part 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 as it has effect apart from those amendments”.

(6) At the end of the definition of “payments to third parties” add “or Schedule 6 to the UC etc. Claims and Payments Regulations,”;

(7) After the definition of “state pension credit” insert—

“the UC Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013;

“the UC etc. Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013;

“universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act;.