# The Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Order 1992, Article 3: Persons in detention


(1) Under sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act, a person shall be disregarded for the purposes of discount on a particular day if—
(a) on the day he is imprisoned, detained or in custody under the Army Act 1955(), the Air Force Act 1955() or the Naval Discipline Act 1957(); and
(b) the conditions prescribed in paragraph (2) below are fulfilled where they are applicable.
(2) The conditions are that, where a person is in custody under arrest under any of the Acts mentioned in paragraph (1) above—
(a) he is not in custody under open arrest; and
(b) the custody forms part of a continuous period exceeding 48 hours during which he is under arrest.
(3) A person is to be treated as in custody under open arrest for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) above if he is so treated for the purposes of Queen’s Regulations for the Navy, Army or Air Force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1408/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-discounts-scotland-order-1992/article-3
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