The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014

Transitional provision

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.—(1) The amendment in regulation 2(4) does not apply to a person who, on 31st March 2015—

(a)is liable to pay council tax at a reduced rate by virtue of a council tax reduction under an authority’s scheme established under section 13A(2) of the Act; and

(b)is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,

until the first of the events in paragraph (2) occurs.

(2) The events are—

(a)the person makes a new application for a reduction under an authority’s scheme established under section 13A(2) of the Act; or

(b)the person ceases to be entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance.

(3) In this regulation “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992.