{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-renovation-etc-grants-reduction-of-grant-amendment-regulations-1993/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/551",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-renovation-etc-grants-reduction-of-grant-amendment-regulations-1993",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2–\n(a) the definitions of “the 1975 Act” and of “the 1986 Act” are omitted;\n(b) after the definition of “the Act” there is inserted–\n““the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”;\n(c) for the definition of “attendance allowance” there is substituted–\n““attendance allowance” means–\n(a) an attendance allowance under Part III of the 1992 Act;\n(b) an increase of disablement pension under section 104 of that Act;\n(c) a payment under regulations made in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 7(2)(b) of Schedule 8 to that Act (constant attendance allowance);\n(d) an increase of an allowance which is payable in respect of constant attendance under a scheme under, or having effect under, paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to that Act;\n(e) a payment by virtue of article 14, 15, 16, 43 or 44 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 or any analogous payment;\n(f) any payment based on need for attendance which is paid as part of a war disablement pension;”\n(d) the definition of “the benefits Acts” is omitted;\n(e) for the definition of “child benefit” there is substituted–\n““child benefit” means child benefit under Part IX of the 1992 Act;”;\n(f) for the definition of “community charge benefits” there is substituted–\n““community charge benefits” means community charge benefits under Part VII of the 1992 Act;”;\n(g) for the definition of “concessionary payment” there is substituted–\n““concessionary payment” means a payment made under arrangements made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury which is charged either to the National Insurance Fund or to a Departmental Expenditure Vote to which payments of benefit under the 1992 Act are charged;”;\n(h) after the definition of “concessionary payment” there is inserted–\n““council tax benefit” means council tax benefit under Part VII of the 1992 Act;”;\n(i) for the definitions of “disability living allowance” and “disability working allowance” there are substituted the following respectively–\n““disability living allowance” means a disability living allowance under Part III of the 1992 Act;\n“disability working allowance” means a disability working allowance under section 123 of that Act;”;\n(j) for the definition of “employed earner” there is substituted–\n““employed earner” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1)(a) of the 1992 Act;”;\n(k) after the definition of “family” there is inserted–\n““the Fund” means moneys made available from time to time by the Secretary of State for the benefit of persons eligible for payment in accordance with the provisions of a scheme established by him on 24th April 1992, or, in Scotland, on 10th April 1992;”;\n(l) for the definitions of “housing benefit”, “income-related benefit” and “income support” there are substituted the following respectively–\n““housing benefit” means housing benefit under Part VII of the 1992 Act;\n“income-related benefit” means any benefit to which section 123 of that Act refers;\n“income support” means income support under Part VII of that Act;”;\n(m) after the definition of “lone parent” there is inserted–\n““lower rate” where it relates to rates of tax has the same meaning as in the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 by virtue of section 832(1) of that Act;”;\n(n) after the definition of “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust” there is inserted–\n““the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” means the trust of that name, established on 3rd May 1991 partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from haemophilia and other beneficiaries;\n“the Macfarlane Trusts” means the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust and the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust;”;\n(o) for the definition of “married couple” there is substituted–\n““married couple” has the meaning assigned by section 137(1) of the 1992 Act;”;\n(p) the definition of “mobility allowance” is omitted;\n(q) after the definition of “polygamous marriage” there is inserted–\n““qualifying person” means a person in respect of whom payment has been made from the Fund;”;\n(r) for the definition of “rates” there is substituted–\n““rates”–\n(a) in relation to England and Wales, means any amount payable under any of sections 43, 45 or 54 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (non-domestic rates) and includes any sum payable on account of any such amount; and\n(b) in relation to Scotland, means any amount payable under section 3 of the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Act 1987 (non- domestic rates) and includes any sum payable on account of any such amount;”;\n(s) for the definition of “self-employed earner” there is substituted–\n““self-employed earner” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1)(b) of the 1992 Act;”;\n(t) for the definition of “social fund payment” there is substituted–\n““social fund payment” means a payment pursuant to Part VIII of the 1992 Act;”;\n(u) after the definition of “student” there is inserted–\n““supplementary benefit” means a supplementary pension or allowance under section 1 or 4 of the Supplementary Benefit Act 1976;”;\n(v) for the definitions of “war disablement pension” and “war widow’s pension” there is substituted–\n““war disablement pension” and “war widow’s pension” have the meanings respectively assigned by section 150(2) of the 1992 Act;”; and\n(w) for the definition of “water charges” there is substituted–\n““water charges” means–\n(a) as respects England and Wales, any water and sewerage charges under Chapter I of Part V of the Water Industry Act 1991;\n(b) as respects Scotland, any water and sewerage charges under Schedule 5 to the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987, or any water charges under Part I of Schedule 11 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, in so far as such charges are in respect of the dwelling which a person occupies as his only or main residence;”;\n(x) in the definition of “young person”, for the words “section 2 of the Child Benefit Act 1975” there are substituted the words “section 142 of the 1992 Act”.\n(2) After paragraph (1) of Regulation 2 there is inserted–\n“(1A) For the purposes of these Regulations, two persons shall be taken to be estranged only if their estrangement constitutes a breakdown of the relationship between them.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 5 of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 (c. 16) which was repealed, with savings, by the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6). S.I. 1983/686; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1983/1164 and 1984/1675."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Part VII of the 1992 Act was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9 (which substituted council tax benefit for community charge benefit), but continues to have effect as mentioned in section 118(4) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Council tax benefit was substituted for community charge benefit in Part VII by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "These definitions were inserted by S.I. 1992/705."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1988 c. 1; the definition of “lower rate” was added by the Finance Act 1992 (c. 20), section 9(9)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "1988 c. 41; section 43 was amended by paragraph 60 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 45 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) and by paragraph 63 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 1987 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1976 c. 71."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Inserted by S.I. 1991/897."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "1991 c. 56; 1987 c. 47; 1992 c. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "1986 c. 55."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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