8.—(1) The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012(1) are amended as follows in relation to council tax reduction schemes(2) made by billing authorities(3) for financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2018.
(2) In Schedule 4 (sums disregarded from applicant’s earnings) after paragraph 3(2)(a) insert—
“(ab)as a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;”.
S.I. 2012/2885. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 was amended by S.I. 2013/3181.
See section 13A(9) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) for the definition of “council tax reduction scheme”. Section 13A was amended by section 10 of the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17).
See section 1(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for the definition of “billing authority”.