# The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 135: Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

Extent: E+W

(1) Schedule 1 (pensioners: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 8(11)(a) substitute the following—
“(a) is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.”.
(3) In paragraph 21(2)(b)(i)—
(a) omit “or 23(2)(a)”;
(b) after “the Children (Scotland) Act 1995” insert “or in Wales placed with the applicant or the applicant’s partner by a local authority under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;”.
(4) In paragraph 25(13)(c)—
(a) omit the words from “blind in a register” to “(welfare services) or as”;
(b) after “(registers of sight-impaired adults)” omit “or”;
(c) after “the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994” insert “or is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.
(5) In paragraph 26(1)(a)(vii)—
(a) omit the words from “is blind” to “(welfare services) or”;
(b) after “(registers of sight-impaired adults)” omit “or”;
(c) after “the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994” insert “or is registered as severely sight-impaired in a register kept by a local authority in Wales under section 18(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/211/schedule/3/paragraph/135 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-services-and-well-being-wales-act-2014-consequential-amendments-secondary-legislation-regulations-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-135
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