The Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013

Date on which change of circumstances is to take effect

39.—(1) Where a person (P) by virtue of regulation 37(1) or 38 is treated as having made an application for a reduction under a scheme and—

(a) on 15 February 2014 P is, or on any day during the period beginning on 15 February 2014 and ending on 31 March 2014 becomes, a person to whom the relevant provisions apply; and

(b) the effective date for the change of circumstances in accordance with the relevant provisions is a date after 31 March 2014,

the application is to be determined as though the change of circumstances has not taken place, but is to be re-determined upon the effective date to take account of the change of circumstances.

(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant provisions” (“darpariaethau perthnasol”) means—

(a) a provision contained within a 2013 scheme by virtue of regulation 30(2) of, and paragraph 40(10) to (12) of Schedule 1 to, the 2012 Regulations (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect: pensioners);

(b) a provision contained within a 2013 scheme by virtue of regulation 31(2) of, and paragraph 46(10) to (12) of Schedule 6 to, the 2012 Regulations (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect: persons who are not pensioners); or

(c) paragraph 105(10) to (12) of the scheme prescribed in the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2012(1) (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect).

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S.I. 2012/3145 (W.317) as amended by S.I. 2013/112 (W.17).