Article 2 Amendment of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997

(1)

The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In schedule 1 (exempt dwellings), in paragraph 26(a) (accommodation for persons formerly residing in Ukraine), for “or has a right of abode in the United Kingdom, within the meaning of section 2 of that Act” substitute—

“has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning of section 2 of that Act^f2 or, in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act^f3, does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom”.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1997/728. The only relevant amending instrument is S.S.I. 2022/124, which inserted paragraph 26 of schedule 1.
f2: Section 2 was substituted by section 39(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) and amended by S.I. 2019/745.
f3: Section 3ZA was inserted by section 2(2) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20).