Article 11 Amendment of the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Regulations 1992

in paragraph (3)(b) after “spouse” insert “, civil partner”; and

for paragraph (4) there is substituted–

“(4)

For the purposes of sub paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) above–

(a)

a person is the spouse of another if they are a man and a woman–

(i)

who are married to each other; or

(ii)

who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife; and

(b)

a person is the civil partner of another if they are of the same sex and–

(i)

are civil partners of each other; or

(ii)

are not civil partners of each other but are living together as civil partners to each other.”.