# The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013, 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 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 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 ; and
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/358/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012-commencement-no8-and-savings-and-transitional-provisions-order-2013/article-10
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