# The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005, Article 11: Amendment of the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Regulations 1992


In regulation 2 (care workers)–
(a) in paragraph (3)(b) after “spouse” insert “, civil partner”; and
(b) 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/572/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-modification-of-subordinate-legislation-order-2005/article-11
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