{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-water-and-sewerage-charges-reduction-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-water-and-sewerage-charges-reduction-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/53",
  "legislation_title": "The Domestic Water and Sewerage Charges (Reduction) (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-water-and-sewerage-charges-reduction-scotland-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amount of Charges",
  "text": "(1) Where regulation 3 above applies, the amount of the reduction shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:–\nR=AB×(C-(DE×F×G365))\n(2) In paragraph (1) above–\n“A” is the amount of council tax benefit which that person receives in respect of that dwelling in respect of the relevant year;\n“B” is the council tax for which that person is liable in respect of that dwelling in respect of the relevant year;\n“C” is the amount which that person is liable to pay in respect of that dwelling in respect of the relevant year under a charges scheme, net of any discounts, exemptions and reliefs applicable under that scheme, for water charges or sewerage charges or both in respect of services actually received;\n“D” is the amount which that person would be liable to pay in respect of that dwelling in respect of the relevant year under a charges scheme, if none of the discounts, exemptions and reliefs under that scheme were applicable, for water charges or sewerage charges or both in respect of services actually received;\n“E” is the maximum potential water and sewerage charges which could be made by Scottish Water in respect of that dwelling;\n“F” is £255;\n“G” is the number of days in the relevant year for which that person is liable for council tax in respect of that dwelling; and\n“R” is the amount of the reduction.\n(3) In any case where R is zero or less, it shall be treated as zero.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/53/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:27:49.032515+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."
}