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The Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993 Amendment Order 1996

S.I. 1996/712 · Made 11 March 1996

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 11th March 1996

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the power conferred by section 181(1) and (2) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1994 c. 39.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993 Amendment Order 1996, and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

2Amendment of the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993

In relation only to Scotland, regulation 3 of the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993f1 is amended by inserting after the words “Schedule 8 to the Local Government Finance Act” the words “or by virtue of an order made under section 79 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Roger Evans

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

11th March 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Regulation 3 of the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993 makes provision whereby, in Scotland, arrears of council tax and water charges may be recovered by deductions from income support. From 1st April 1996 local authorities in Scotland will cease to be water authorities, their functions in that respect being taken over by new authorities established by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. However, by virtue of an order made under section 79 of that Act, local authorities will continue for the time being to collect water charges on behalf of the new authorities. This Order amends the 1993 Regulations so as to enable arrears of water charges to continue to be recoverable by means of deductions from income support.