Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 725
Council Tax, England
The Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013
Made
26th March 2013
Laid before Parliament
28th March 2013
Coming into force
8th April 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 113 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 8th April 2013.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Amendments to the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992
2. —(1)The Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992( 2 ) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below.
(2) In paragraph 3(a)(i) of the Schedule, for “a higher rate” substitute “an”.
(3) In paragraph 3(a)(ii) of the Schedule—
(a) after “highest” insert “or middle”;
(b) after “section 72(4)(a)” insert “or section 72(4)(b)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
26th March 2013
1992 c.14 . No relevant amendments. Functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ), article 2 and Schedule 1. See section 116(1) for the meaning of “prescribed”.
S.I. 1992/552 . Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1994/540 and S.I. 1996/637 and by S.I. 2013/388 .