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Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 294The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 1998(The document as of February, 2008) STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS1998 No. 294The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 1998
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 116(1) of and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations - Citation and commencement 1.These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Care workers' weekly remuneration 2.In paragraph 1(c) of the Schedule to the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992[2] for "Ј30" there is substituted "Ј36". Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 11th February 1998 Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 11th February 1998 (This note is not part of the Regulations) The Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992 provide for the conditions to be fulfilled where a care worker is to be disregarded for the purposes of discount, which has the effect of reducing the amount of council tax payable in respect of a dwelling in which he is resident. One of those conditions is that he is paid no more than a specified weekly amount. Regulation 2 raises this amount from Ј30 to Ј36. Notes: [1] 1992 c.14.back [2] S.I. 1992/552; relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1996/637.back ISBN 0 11 065525 7 -- Back --
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