The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020

Made: 6th February 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 10th February 2020

Coming into force: 1st April 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 80 and 113(1) and paragraph 1 of schedule 2 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

PART 1 — General

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1 April 2020.

PART 2 — Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012

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PART 3 — Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

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The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are amended in accordance with regulations 12 to 15.

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In regulation 20 (applicable amount) , omit the “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (d) insert—

, and (e) the amount of £17.60 if the applicant is entitled to an amount (“a transitional family premium”) by virtue of regulation 2 (transitional provision) of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 .

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In regulation 48 (non-dependant deductions) —

• (a) in paragraph 1—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£12.55” substitute “ £12.80 ”, and

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£4.15” substitute “ £4.25 ”, and

• (b) in paragraph 2—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£209.00” substitute “ £213.00 ”,

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for—

• (aa) “£209.00” substitute “£213.00”,

• (bb) “£363.00” substitute “£370.00”, and

• (cc) “£8.30” substitute “£8.45”, and

• (iii) in sub-paragraph (c) for—

• (aa) “£363.00” substitute “£370.00”,

• (bb) “£451.00” substitute “£458.00”, and

• (cc) “£10.50” substitute “£10.70”.

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In schedule 1 (applicable amount) —

• (a) in the table in paragraph 2 (personal allowances)—

• (i) in entry (1)(b) for “£181.00” substitute “ £187.75 ”,

• (ii) in entry (2)(b) for “£270.60” substitute “ £280.85 ”,

• (iii) in entry (4)(a) for “£270.60” substitute “ £280.85 ”, and

• (iv) in entry (4)(b) for “£89.60” substitute “ £93.10 ”,

• (b) in the table in paragraph 3 (applicable amount for the purposes of regulation 20(b)), for “£83.63” in both places where it occurs substitute “ £85.34 ”, and

• (c) in the table in paragraph 13 (amount of disability premium)—

• (i) in entries (1)(a) and (1)(b)(i) for “£65.85” substitute “ £66.95 ”,

• (ii) in entry (1)(b)(ii) for “£131.70” substitute “ £133.90 ”,

• (iii) in entry (2) for “£26.04” substitute “ £26.60 ”,

• (iv) in entry (3) for “£64.19” substitute “ £65.52 ”, and

• (v) in entry (4) for “£36.85” substitute “ £37.50 ”.

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In schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction), in the table in paragraph 1—

• (a) in entry (b)(i) for “£205.00” substitute “ £209.00 ”, and

• (b) in entry (b)(ii)—

• (i) for “£205.00” substitute “ £209.00 ”, and

• (ii) for “£268.00” substitute “ £273.00 ”.

Signed

KATE FORBES — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2020-02-06

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.14. Section 80 and paragraph 1 of schedule 2 were amended by paragraph 176 of schedule 13 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). There are other amendments to section 80 and amendments to section 113(1) that are not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2012/303, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69, S.S.I. 2018/295, S.S.I. 2019/29 and S.S.I. 2019/325.

[^f00003]: Regulation 21 was amended by S.S.I. 2016/81.

[^f00004]: Regulation 22 was amended by S.S.I. 2016/81.

[^f00005]: S.S.I. 2016/81.

[^f00006]: Regulation 23 was amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2017/41 and S.S.I. 2019/325.

[^f00007]: Regulation 67 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

[^f00008]: Schedule 1 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

[^f00009]: The table in paragraph 1 of schedule 2 was amended by S.S.I. 2013/48, S.S.I. 2013/287, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and 2019/29.

[^f00010]: Paragraph 70 was inserted by S.S.I. 2019/325.

[^f00011]: S.S.I. 2012/319, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

[^f00012]: Regulation 20 was amended by S.S.I. 2016/81.

[^f00013]: S.S.I. 2016/81,

[^f00014]: Regulation 48 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

[^f00015]: Schedule 1 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and 2019/29.

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Disregard of historical child abuse in care discretionary payments

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Editorial notes

[^c23976531]: 1992 c.14. Section 80 and paragraph 1 of schedule 2 were amended by paragraph 176 of schedule 13 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). There are other amendments to section 80 and amendments to section 113(1) that are not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^c23976631]: S.S.I. 2012/319, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

[^c23976641]: Regulation 20 was amended by S.S.I. 2016/81.

[^c23976651]: S.S.I. 2016/81,

[^c23976661]: Regulation 48 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and S.S.I. 2019/29.

[^c23976671]: Schedule 1 was relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/49, S.S.I. 2014/35, S.S.I. 2015/46, S.S.I. 2016/81, S.S.I. 2016/253, S.S.I. 2017/41, S.S.I. 2018/69 and 2019/29.

[^key-deaa9ba53fc0a25a40619e97d05d6155]: Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

[^key-246cabc2584ef4d29b8e5e590cc547f3]: Reg. 12 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

[^key-e5d0b55c2ac1521963a9574e8b3fa011]: Reg. 13 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

[^key-33c9302ceee8d9b0be4332f10a518fd3]: Reg. 14 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

[^key-cc0ac8e8c5979ee5b33efd3b8f1089b3]: Reg. 15 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

[^key-4ddd302c45b92f389c51a2e00ae65c1e]: Reg. 11 in force at 1.4.2020, see reg. 1

[^key-5ee8ab40cf1954d2662d6312ee7658a8]: Pt. 2 revoked (1.4.2022) by The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/249), reg. 1, sch. 6 (with regs. 2, 97-101)