Article 2 Amendment of Order

For paragraph 11 of the Schedule to the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1992^f1, there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—

“11

A dwelling which—

(a)

is occupied by at least one person who is—

(i)

a student;

(ii)

a person disregarded for the purposes of discount in terms of paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Regulations 1992^f2; or

(iii)

a person under the age of 18 years; and (b)is not the sole or main residence of any person other than a person described in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iii).”.

In paragraph 17(b) of that Schedule, for the words “persons to occupy all” there shall be substituted the words “the majority of the persons who are to occupy”.

After paragraph 22 of that Schedule, there shall be added the following paragraph:—

“23

A dwelling in respect of which any of the qualifying persons is a person who has a relevant association, within the meaning of Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 1952^f3, with a body, contingent or detachment of the forces of a country to which any provision in that Part applies.”.