2004 No. 154
SOCIAL SECURITY

The Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Restrictions) Regulations 2004

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(e), 131(10), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned2 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it3, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Restrictions) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

(2)

In these Regulations—

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 19924.

Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations2.

(1)

The Council Tax Benefit Regulations are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 2(1), omit the definition of “valuation band”.

(3)

In regulation 51, omit paragraphs (2A) and (2B).

(4)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), omit the words “sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) and”;

(b)

omit sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).

Revocation3.

The Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 19975, the Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 19986, and regulation 9 of the Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 19987 are revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Chris Pond
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations1992 (S.I. 1992/1814) to remove the limit on the maximum amount of council tax benefit or alternative maximum council tax benefit which applies to people residing in band F, G or H properties.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.