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Paragraph 6 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

In a case F1where paragraphs 3, 4, 4A and 4B do not apply applies to the claimant, £15 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—

(a)

a part-time fireman in a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959f1;

(b)

an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;

(c)

a person engaged part-time in the manning or launching of a life boat;

(d)

a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979f2;

but, 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).

(2)

If the claimant’s partner is engaged in employment—

(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;

(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1993, see reg. 1(b)

Footnotes

f1

1947 c. 41, 1951 c. 27, 1959 c. 44.

f2

S.I. 1979/591; Part I of Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1980/1975.