Article 10 Transitional provisions for council tax benefit

(1)

For the purpose of allowing a billing authority, or in Scotland a local authority, to make decisions in relation to matters in respect of council tax benefit arising before 1st April 2013 where a claim is received on or after 1st April 2013—

(a)

the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 M1 as saved by virtue of article 9 are modified in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 5 to this Order; and

(b)

the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 M2 as saved by virtue of article 9 are modified in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 5 to this Order.

(2)

In this article—

“billing authority” has the meaning given in Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 M3; and
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M4.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2006/215.
M2: S.I. 2006/216.
M3: 1992 c.14.
M4: 1994 c.39.