{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-prescribed-requirements-england-amendment-regulations-2015/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/2041",
  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-prescribed-requirements-england-amendment-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transitional provision",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment in regulation 2(4)(b) does not apply to a person who, on 30th April 2016, is liable to pay council tax at a reduced rate by virtue of a council tax reduction under an authority’s scheme established under section 13A(2) of the Act and is—\n(a) a member of a family of which at least one member is a child or young person; or\n(b) a partner in a polygamous marriage, where he or she, or another partner of the polygamous marriage, is responsible for a child or young person who is a member of the same household.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if—\n(a) sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of that paragraph ceases to apply; or\n(b) the person makes a new application for a reduction under an authority’s scheme under section 13A(2) of the Act.\n(3) For the purposes of this regulation—\n(a) “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992;\n(b) “child”, “family”, “partner”, “polygamous marriage” and “young person” have the meanings given by regulation 2 of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/2041/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:29:02.186275+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."
}