Paragraph 26 Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The scheme set out in the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 59 of Schedule 7 (sums disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a)

in the English text, for “under section 12B of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” substitute “as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013”; and

(b)

in the Welsh text, for “o dan adran 12B o Ddeddf Gwaith Cymdeithasol (Yr Alban) 1968” substitute “ar ffurf taliad uniongyrchol fel y’i diffinnir yn adran 4(2) o Ddeddf Gofal Cymdeithasol (Cymorth Hunangyfeiriedig) (Yr Alban) 2013”.

(3)

In paragraph 28 of Part 1 of Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded), omit paragraph (b).

(4)

After paragraph 28 of Schedule 8 insert—

(a)

in the English text—

“28A.

Any payment made as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.”; and

(b)

in the Welsh text—

“28A.

Unrhyw daliad a wneir ar ffurf taliad uniongyrchol fel y’i diffinnir yn adran 4(2) o Ddeddf Gofal Cymdeithasol (Cymorth Hunangyfeiriedig) (Yr Alban) 2013.”.

(5)

In paragraph 60 of Schedule 9 (capital disregards: persons who are not pensioners)—

(a)

in the English text, for “section 12B of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” substitute “as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013”; and

(b)

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 26 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2013/3035 (W.303).