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

regulation 2 + 2.—(1) The Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “invalid carriage or other vehicle” insert—

““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme” means the scheme under which payments are made to persons who served under, and were impacted by, the ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender personnel in the armed forces of the Crown from 1967 to 2000;”.

(3) In regulation 48(9) (non-dependant deductions)—

regulation 2 3 a + (a)at the end of sub-paragraph (l) omit “and”,

regulation 2 3 b + (b)at the end of sub-paragraph (m) insert— “; and

(n)any payment made under or by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme”.

(4) In regulation 66(3) (evidence and information)—

regulation 2 4 a + (a)in sub-paragraph (c)—

regulation 2 4 a i + (i)for “48(9)(b) to (m)” substitute “48(9)(b) to (n)”,

regulation 2 4 a ii + (ii)for “2(b) to (l) of schedule 5” substitute “2(b) to (n) of schedule 5”,

regulation 2 4 b + (b)omit sub-paragraphs (d) and (e).

(5) In paragraph 16 of schedule 4 (capital disregards)—

regulation 2 5 a + (a)after sub-paragraph (1G)(2) insert—

“(1H) Any payment made under or by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.”,

regulation 2 5 b + (b)in sub-paragraph (7)(b)—

regulation 2 5 b i + (i)at the end of sub-head (iv) omit “or”,

regulation 2 5 b ii + (ii)at the end of sub-head (v) insert— “; or

(vi)a payment made under or by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme”.

(6) In paragraph 2 of schedule 5 (amount of alternative maximum council tax reduction)—

regulation 2 6 a + (a)at the end of sub-paragraph (k) omit “and”,

regulation 2 6 b + (b)at the end of sub-paragraph (l) insert— “;

(m)any payment made under or by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme; and

(n)any payment made under or by the Thalidomide Trust”.