Article 3 Amendment of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997

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

In Schedule 1, after paragraph 24 insert–

“Prescribed housing support services accommodation

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(1)

A dwelling that is both–

(a)

occupied, or that could be occupied, by persons who do not constitute a single household and that is occupied by one or more persons, each of whom–

(i)

is a tenant of, or has a licence to occupy, only part of the dwelling; and

(ii)

is not liable (whether alone or jointly with other persons) to pay rent or a licence fee in respect of the dwelling as a whole; and

(b)

a dwelling in which, or in any part of which–

(i)

a registered prescribed housing support service is provided, and

(ii)

there is at least one kitchen, toilet or bathroom of which use is shared by some or all of the tenants or licensees of the dwelling.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)–

• “prescribed housing support service” has the same meaning as in section 91(8) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (grants for housing support services);

• “registered” means that the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care has granted an application for registration of a prescribed housing support service under section 9 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (grant or refusal of registration under Part I).”;