# The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 (“the 1992 Order”). The 1992 Order makes provision for certain matters connected with disregards for the purposes of council tax discounts under section 11 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Article 1 provides that this Order comes into force on 31st January 2007 and that it applies in relation to billing authorities in England, and financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2007.
Article 2 makes a number of minor amendments to the 1992 Order. These include the following—
(a) article 2(2)(a) amends the definition of an apprentice under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Order. A requirement of that definition is that an apprentice’s salary and allowances must be no more than £160 per week. This amount is increased to £195 in line with inflation over the period since the Order was last updated. In addition, the requirement that an apprentice’s salary and allowances must be substantially less than the salary he would be likely to receive if he had achieved the relevant qualification is omitted.
(b) article 2(2)(c) amends the definition of a youth trainee under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Order. In particular, to be a youth trainee any training undertaken by a person must be funded by the Learning and Skills Council for England.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of businesses, charities or voluntary bodies; neither does it have significant financial impact on any public bodies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3396/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-discount-disregards-amendment-england-order-2006/note
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