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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1814",
  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992",
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  "number": "6",
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  "text": "(1) In a case where paragraphs 3, 4, 4A and 4B do not apply applies to the claimant, £15 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—\n(a) a part-time fireman in a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959;\n(b) an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;\n(c) a person engaged part-time in the manning or launching of a life boat;\n(d) a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979;\nbut, notwithstanding regulation 11 (calculation of income and capital of members of claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage), if this paragraph applies to a claimant it shall not apply to his partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).\n(2) If the claimant’s partner is engaged in employment—\n(a) specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of his earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount of the claimant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £15;\n(b) other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of his earnings from that employment up to £10 as would not in aggregate with the claimant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £15.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(1) substituted (1.4.1993 immediately after art. 20 of S.I. 1993/349 comes into force) by The Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/688), regs. 1(1), 24(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1993, see reg. 1(b)"
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1947 c. 41, 1951 c. 27, 1959 c. 44."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "S.I. 1979/591; Part I of Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1980/1975."
    }
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