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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/249/schedule/4/paragraph/24</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">COUNCIL TAX</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-07</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-01</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>These Regulations make provision for a reduction in liability to council tax (“council tax reduction”) from 1 April 2022 for a person who has not reached pensionable age, or who has reached that age where they or their partner are in receipt of specified social security benefits (see regulation 3). Provision relating to council tax reduction for other persons who have reached pensionable age was made by the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.</dc:description>
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<Para><Text>See <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2019/324" id="c00773" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="0324">S.S.I. 2019/324</Citation>, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.</Text></Para>
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<Para><Text>See <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2018/370" id="c00774" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="0370">S.S.I. 2018/370</Citation>, <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2019/110" id="c00775" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="0110">S.S.I. 2019/110</Citation>, <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2019/157" id="c00776" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="0157">S.S.I. 2019/157</Citation> and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/170" id="c00777" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2021" Number="0170">S.S.I. 2021/170</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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</Footnote></Footnotes><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-e0beac632ff8b5af0db378a113db4777" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cnh7oncs4-01796" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-24" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/249/schedule/4/paragraph/24">Sch. 4 para. 24</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.4.2022, see <CitationSubRef id="cnh7oncs4-01797" CitationRef="" SectionRef="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/249/regulation/1" Operative="true">reg. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-d306a613229b76ff19ecb8609cacb45d" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c5jcbv306-00006" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-24-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/249/schedule/4/paragraph/24/d">Sch. 4 para. 24(d)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef id="c5jcbv306-00007" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-24-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/249/schedule/4/paragraph/24/e">(e)</CitationSubRef> inserted (15.3.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/340" id="c5jcbv306-00008" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2025" Number="340" Title="The Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025">The Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/340)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5jcbv306-00008" id="c5jcbv306-00009" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/340/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5jcbv306-00008" id="c5jcbv306-00010" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-10-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/340/schedule/1/paragraph/10/5" Operative="true">sch. 1 para. 10(5)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5jcbv306-00008" id="c5jcbv306-00011" SectionRef="regulation-5-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/340/regulation/5/1">reg. 5(1)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-716def92ecc9a1534ee1516bc8094233" Type="F"><Para><Text>Comma in <CitationSubRef id="c6gae79s6-00015" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-24-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/249/schedule/4/paragraph/24/e">sch. 4 para. 24(e)</CitationSubRef> inserted (1.4.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/56" id="c6gae79s6-00016" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2026" Number="56" Title="The Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026">The Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/56)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c6gae79s6-00016" id="c6gae79s6-00017" SectionRef="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/56/regulation/1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c6gae79s6-00016" id="c6gae79s6-00018" SectionRef="regulation-10-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/56/regulation/10/a" Operative="true">10(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ea8b08bffce3162a8eb3e64c1efa6ae7" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c6gae79s6-00006" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-24-f" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/249/schedule/4/paragraph/24/f">Sch. 4 para. 24(f)</CitationSubRef> inserted (1.4.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/56" id="c6gae79s6-00007" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2026" Number="56" Title="The Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026">The Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/56)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c6gae79s6-00007" id="c6gae79s6-00008" SectionRef="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/56/regulation/1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c6gae79s6-00007" id="c6gae79s6-00009" SectionRef="regulation-10-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/56/regulation/10/b" Operative="true">10(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>