{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-default-scheme-wales-regulations-2013/schedule-6/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-default-scheme-wales-regulations-2013/schedule-6/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2013/3035",
  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-default-scheme-wales-regulations-2013",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In a case where paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Schedule do not apply to the applicant, £20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—\n(a) a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;\n(b) a part-time fire-fighter employed by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service;\n(c) an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;\n(d) a person engaged part-time in the manning or launching of a life boat;\n(e) a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001;\nbut, notwithstanding paragraph 30 of this scheme (calculation of income and capital: applicant’s family and polygamous marriages), if this paragraph applies to an applicant it is not to apply to that applicant’s partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).\n(2) If the applicant’s partner is engaged in employment—\n(a) specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of the applicant’s partner’s earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount of the applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20;\n(b) other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of the applicant’s partner’s earnings from that employment up to £10 as would not in aggregate with the applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. Scheme Sch. 6 para. 9(1) substituted (15.1.2014) by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/66), regs. 1, 29"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c.21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) refers. Section 1A was inserted by section 101 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/1004."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2013/3035/schedule/6/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:40:35.344164+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}