Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) Order 1995
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1995/619 |
| Year | 1995 |
1995 No. 619
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) Order 1995
Made 7th March 1995
Laid before Parliament 9th March 1995
The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4 and 113(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19921, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order —
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) Order 1995.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1995 except for article 2 which shall come into force on 13th April 1995.
Discount Disregards — the severely mentally impaired
2. For article 3(2)(a) of the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 19922there shall be substituted the following —
“(a)
“(a) an incapacity benefit under section 30A of the Social Security (Contributions and Benefits) Act 19923;.”
Discount Disregards — teacher training
3. Paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 shall be amended by the insertion at the beginning of the following —
“Except in the case of a course for the initial training of teachers in schools,.”
Discount Disregards — Prescribed Educational Establishments
4. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 shall be amended by the insertion, after sub-paragraph (g), of the following —
“(h)
“(h) an institution accredited by the Teacher Training Agency or, in Wales, by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales under regulations for the time being in force under section 218(2) and (2A) of the Education Reform Act 19884.”
Exempt Dwellings — students
5. Article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 19925shall be amended by the substitution for paragraph (2)(a) of Class N of the following —
“(a)
“(a) “relevant person” means —
(i) a student;
(ii) a student’s spouse or dependant being in either case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits; or
(iii) a person to whom Class C (school and college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the Council Tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulations 19926applies;.”
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