Regulation 2 Amendments to the Council Tax (Exceptions to Higher Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015

The Council Tax (Exceptions to Higher Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (interpretation), after “Class 7” insert—

• ““Class 8” (“Dosbarth 8”) means the class of dwellings described in regulation 11;”.

In regulation 3(2) (prescribed classes), for “and 7” substitute “, 7 and 8”.

After regulation 10 (Class 7) insert—

“Class 8

11

(1)

The class of dwelling prescribed for the purpose of this regulation (“Class 8”) comprises every dwelling that falls within paragraph (2) (but see paragraph (3)).

(2)

A dwelling that was previously not domestic property because it fell within section 66(2BB) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988^f2.

(3)

The exception applies for a period of one year from the date that the dwelling ceased to be not domestic property under section 66(2BB) of that Act.”