Regulation 3 Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021

(1)

The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In regulation 4(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” insert—

““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme” means the scheme under which payments are made to persons who served under, and were impacted by, the ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender personnel in the armed forces of the Crown from 1967 to 2000;”.

(3)

In regulation 75(1A) (special schemes for compensation etc.)^f2—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (h) omit “, or”,

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“, or

(j)

any payment made under or by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme”.

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Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2012/249, which was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2023/268, S.S.I. 2024/35 and S.S.I. 2024/310.
f2: Paragrah (1A) was inserted by S.S.I. 2023/268 and amended by S.S.I. 2024/35 and S.S.I. 2024/310.