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The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

S.S.I. 2014/35 · Made 6 February 2014 · Extends to Scotland

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Council Tax

Made 6th February 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th February 2014

Coming into force 1st April 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 80 and 113(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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1992 c.14. Section 80 was amended by paragraph 176 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). There are other amendments to section 80 and section 113(1) that are not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 Repealed
  3. 3Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 Repealed
  4. 4Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 Repealed
  5. 5Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 Repealed
  6. 6Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
  7. 7Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
  8. 8Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
  9. 9Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
  10. Signature
  11. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st April 2014.

2Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012F1

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3Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

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4Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

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5Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012F1

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6Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012I1

The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 7 to 9.

7Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012I1

In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)f1—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£10.95” substitute “£11.35”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£3.65” substitute “£3.75”; and

(b)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£186.00” substitute “£188.00”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b) for—

(aa)

“£186.00” substitute “£188.00”;

(bb)

“£322.00” substitute “£326.00”; and

(cc)

“£7.25” substitute “£7.50”; and

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (c) for—

(aa)

“£322.00” substitute “£326.00”;

(bb)

“£401.00” substitute “£406.00”; and

(cc)

“£9.15” substitute “£9.50”.

8Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012I1

In Schedule 1 (applicable amount)f1—

(a)

in the table in paragraph 2 (personal allowances)—

(i)

in entry (1)(a) “£145.40” substitute “£148.35”;

(ii)

in entry (1)(b) for “£163.50” substitute “£165.15”;

(iii)

in entry (2)(a) for “£222.05” substitute “£226.50”;

(iv)

in entry (2)(b) for “£244.95” substitute “£247.20”;

(v)

in entry (3)(a) for “£222.05” substitute “£226.50”;

(vi)

in entry (3)(b) for “£76.65” substitute “£78.15”;

(vii)

in entry (4)(a) for “£244.95” substitute “£247.20”; and

(viii)

in entry (4)(b) for “£81.45” substitute “£82.05”;

(b)

in the table in paragraph 3 (personal allowances), in entries (a) and (b) for “£65.62” substitute “£66.33”;

(c)

in paragraph 4 (family premium) for “£17.40” substitute “£17.45”; and

(d)

in the table in paragraph 13 (amount of disability premium)—

(i)

in entry (1) (severe disability premium)—

(aa)

for “£59.50” on both occasions where it appears substitute “£61.10”; and

(bb)

for “£119.00” substitute “£122.20”;

(ii)

in entry (2) (enhanced disability premium) for “£23.45” substitute “£24.08”;

(iii)

in entry (3) (disabled child premium) for “£57.89” substitute “£59.50”; and

(iv)

in entry (4) (carer premium) for “£33.30” substitute “£34.20”.

9Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012I1

In Schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction), in the table in paragraph 1f1—

(a)

in entry (b)(i) for “£183.00” substitute “£185.00”; and

(b)

in entry (b)(ii)—

(i)

for “£183.00” substitute “£185.00”; and

(ii)

for “£239.00” substitute “£241.00”.

Signature

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

6th February 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

They uprate figures that are used to calculate the amount of council tax reduction that a claimant is entitled to receive.