# The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) Order 1994, Article 3: Interpretation


In article 2—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after the definition of “the Act”, there shall be inserted the following definition—
““caravan” shall be construed in accordance with Part I of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960;”;
(ii) after the definition of “relevant absentee” there shall be inserted the following definitions—
““secure tenant” means a tenant under a secure tenancy within the meaning of Part IV of the Housing Act 1985;
“statutory tenant” means a statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976;
“tenant” means a person who—
(i) has a leasehold interest in a dwelling which was granted for a term of less than six months;
(ii) is a secure or statutory tenant of a dwelling; or
(iii) has a contractual licence to occupy a dwelling;”;
(iii) the definition of “the last occupation day” shall be deleted;
(iv) in the definition of an “unoccupied dwelling” there shall be inserted after the words “ an “unoccupied dwelling” means” the words “, subject to paragraph (3) below,”;
(b) for paragraphs (2) and (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(2) For the purposes of Classes A and C of article 3—
(a) a dwelling is vacant on any day if on the day—
(i) in the case of a dwelling consisting of a pitch occupied by a caravan or a mooring occupied by a boat, the caravan or boat is unoccupied; and
(ii) in any other case, the dwelling is unoccupied and substantially unfurnished; and
(b) in considering whether a dwelling has been vacant for any period, any one period, not exceeding six weeks, during which it was not vacant shall be disregarded.
(3) For the purposes of Classes B and F of article 3, in considering whether a dwelling has been unoccupied for any period, any one period, not exceeding six weeks, during which it was occupied shall be disregarded.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/539/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-exempt-dwellings-amendment-order-1994/article-3
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