Regulation 22 Amendment of regulation 79 of the General Regulations

in paragraph (1) for the words “the appropriate authority” to the end of the paragraph, there shall be substituted the words —

“the appropriate authority shall either —

(a)

make good any shortfall of benefits which are due to that person, by reducing so far as possible the next and any subsequent payments he is liable to make in respect of the personal community charge of the authority concerned as it has effect for the relevant chargeable financial year until that shortfall is made good; or

(b)

where this is not possible or the person concerned so requests, pay any shortfall of benefits due to that person within 14 days of the decision on review being made or if that is not reasonably practicable, as soon as possible afterwards”.

In paragraph (2), for the word “where” there shall be substituted the words “to the extent that”.