SCHEDULE 5Consequential amendments

The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

4.

(1)

The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012309 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “the Council Tax Reduction Regulations”, for “Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012” substitute “Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021”.

(3)

In regulation 29(11)(b)(i) (treatment of child care charges) for “paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (additional condition for the disability premium)” substitute “paragraph 12 of schedule 1 of the Council Tax Reduction F1(Scotland) Regulations 2021 (additional condition for the disability premium)”.

(4)

In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions)310, in each of sub-paragraph (9)(b) and (c), for “the Council Tax Reduction Regulations” substitute “the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012”.

(5)

In regulation 54 (entitlements to extended council tax reductions)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for—

(i)

“regulation 68” substitute “regulation 80”,

(ii)

“regulation 73” substitute “regulation 85”,

(b)

in paragraph (2)(a) for—

(i)

“regulation 70(1)(a)” substitute “regulation 82(1)(a)”,

(ii)

“regulation 75(1)(a)” substitute “regulation 87(1)(a)”,

(c)

in paragraph (2)(b) for—

(i)

“regulation 68” substitute “regulation 80”,

(ii)

“regulation 73” substitute “regulation 85”, and

(d)

in paragraph (2)(c) for “regulation 68 or regulation 73” substitute “regulation 80 or regulation 85”.

(6)

In regulation 70B(5) (request for further review)311 for “regulation 90C” substitute “regulation 95(1)”.

(7)

In regulation 70C (conduct of further reviews)312, in each of paragraphs (1), (5), (6)(a) and (8) for “regulation 90C(1)” substitute “regulation 95(1)”.

(8)

In paragraph 5(2) of schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings), after “these Regulations” insert “, the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012”.

(9)

In paragraph 22 of schedule 4 (capital disregards)313, in each of sub-paragraph (1) and in the definition of “the relevant date” in sub-paragraph (4), after “these Regulations” insert “, the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012”.

(10)

In paragraph 2 of schedule 5 (amount of second adult’s gross income)314, in each of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), for “the Council Tax Reduction Regulations” substitute “the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012”.