Regulation 27 Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013

In Schedule 4 (sums disregarded from applicant’s earnings: pensioners), for paragraph 5(1)(b) substitute—

“(b)

is or are registered as blind in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare services), or registered as severely sight-impaired in a register established and maintained by a local authority under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 or section 77(1) of the Care Act 2014, or in Scotland, has or have been certified as blind and in consequence is or registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; or”.