Regulation 2 Amendment of the 1992 Regulations

In article 3 of the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992^f1 after class E insert—

“Class F: a person who is—

1. (a)

   a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964^f2, or

2. (b)

   a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred under paragraph 5(1) of Part II of the Schedule to the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966^f3, or

3. (c)

   a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by section 1 of the Consular Relations Act 1968^f4, or

4. (d)

   in relation to any organisation specified in an Order in Council made under section 1(2) of the International Organisations Act 1968^f5, within a class of persons mentioned in section 1(3) of that Act to which the relevant Order extended relief from rates as specified in paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to that Act, or

5. (e)

   a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by article 3 or 4 of the Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1985^f6, or

6. (f)

   the head of any office established as described in section 1(1) of the Hong Kong Economic Trade Act 1996^f7,

and is not—

1. (i)

   a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen; or

2. (ii)

   a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981^f8 is a British subject; or

3. (iii)

   a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act); or

4. (iv)

   a permanent resident of the United Kingdom.”.