The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001S

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

21.  In regulation 1(2) of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

“couple” means—

(a)

two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

(b)

two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple;.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 6 para. 21 in force at 16.12.2014, see art. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2001/1002; the definition of “couple” was inserted by S.I. 2005/2878 and substituted by S.I. 2014/107. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.