# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 5: Polygamous marriages

Extent: E+W+S

(1) This paragraph applies to any case where—
(a) a person is a husband or wife by virtue of a marriage entered into under a law which permits polygamy; and
(b) either party to the marriage has for the time being any spouse additional to the other party.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 4 (meaning of “couple”) neither party to the marriage is to be taken to be a member of a couple.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2886/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-default-scheme-england-regulations-2012/schedule/paragraph-5
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