Regulation 3 Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation)

for the definition of “couple” substitute—

• ““couple” means—

  1. (a)

     two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

  2. (b)

     two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple;”;

in the definition of “the prescribed rebate”, in paragraph (d), for “years 4 and 5” substitute “years 4, 5, 6 and 7”;

for the definition of “scheme year” (including the definition of “scheme year” followed by a number from 1 to 5) substitute—

• ““scheme year” means a period—

  1. (a)

     from the commencement date to 31st March 2012 (“scheme year 1”);

  2. (b)

     of 12 months commencing on 1st April in any of the years 2012 to 2015 (and “scheme year” followed by a number from 2 to 5 means the scheme year commencing in 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2015, as the case may be);

  3. (c)

     from the third commencement date to 31st May 2017 (“scheme year 6”); or

  4. (d)

     from 1st June 2017 to 31st March 2018 (“scheme year 7”);”;

after the definition of “second commencement date” insert—

• ““specified activity” has the meaning given in regulation 27A(1);”;

after the definition of “state pension credit” insert—

• ““third commencement date” means the date on which the Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 come into force;”.