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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-discounts-scotland-order-1992/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1408",
  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-discounts-scotland-order-1992",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Apprentices",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act, “apprentice” means a person who, on a particular day, is—\n(a) employed for the purpose of learning a trade, business, profession, office, employment or vocation;\n(b) for that purpose undertaking a programme of training leading to a qualification accredited by the National Council for Vocational Qualfications or the Scottish Vocational Educational Council; and\n(c) employed at a salary or in receipt of an allowance which is, or (if both) which are in total—\n(i) substantially less than the salary he would be likely to receive if he had achieved the qualification in question; and\n(ii) no more than £130 per week.\n(2) A person is undertaking a programme for the purposes of paragraph (1) above on a particular day if the day falls within the relevant period for that programme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/341",
      "affecting_title": "The Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1998"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1408/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:21:20.124880+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}