Article 2 I1E1

For the purposes of this Order–

• “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

• F1“caravan” shall be construed in accordance with Part I of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960;

• F2“introductory tenant” means a tenant within the meaning of Chapter I of Part V of the Housing Act 1996;

• “qualifying person” means a person who would, but for the provisions of this Order, be liable for the council tax in respect of a dwelling on a particular day as the owner, whether or not jointly with any other person;

• “relevant absentee” in relation to a dwelling means a person who is detained elsewhere in the circumstances mentioned in Class D(1)(a) of article 3 or who has his sole or main residence elsewhere in any of the circumstances mentioned in Class E(a), Class I(a) or Class J(a) of that article;

• F3“relevant Ukrainian person” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who holds permission to enter or to stay in the United Kingdom granted under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme route in Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules; or

  2. (b)

     in respect of whom another person is eligible for a thank you payment in accordance with guidance entitled “Homes for Ukraine: Ukraine Permission Extension scheme - guidance for councils” published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 24th February 2025;

• F4“secure tenant” means a tenant under a secure tenancy within the meaning of Part IV of the Housing Act 1985;

• F5“single property” means property which would apart from the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992 be one dwelling within the meaning of section 3 of the Act;

• “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—

  1. (i)

     has a leasehold interest in a dwelling which was granted for a term of less than six months;

  2. (ii)

     is a secure F6, introductory or statutory tenant of a dwelling; or

  3. (iii)

     has a contractual licence to occupy a dwelling;

• F7...

• an “unoccupied dwelling” means F8, subject to paragraph (3) F9and (3A) below, a dwelling in which no one lives and “occupied” shall be construed accordingly;

• “student” means a person falling within the definition of student in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 of the Act^f1.

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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.

For the purposes of Classes B, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, Q and T of article 3, in considering whether a dwelling is unoccupied, any occupation by a relevant Ukrainian person is to be disregarded.

For the purposes of Class W a relative shall be regarded as dependent if he is—

For the purposes of Class W a person is to be regarded as the relative of another if—

and—