# The Personal Community Charge (Reduction Scheme) (England) Regulations 1991, Regulation 18: Persons to whom Part V applies


(1) A person is an eligible person for the purposes of this Part if on 31st March 1992–
(a) he is shown in a charging authority’s community charges register as subject on 31st March 1990 to a personal community charge of the authority by reason of his residence in the authority’s area in accommodation which is sheltered accommodation; and
(b) subject to regulation 20, he is also shown in that register as subject on 31st March 1992 to such a charge by reason of his residence in such accommodation or one of the conditions set out in regulation 7(2) is on that day satisfied in relation to him; and
(c) he is such a person as is mentioned in paragraph (3).
(2) For the purposes of this Part accommodation is sheltered accommodation if–
(a) it is particularly suitable, having regard to its location, size, design, heating systems and other features, for occupation by persons of pensionable age or physically disabled persons (but is not accommodation residence in which exempts a person from liability to pay a community charge by virtue of paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Act); and
(b) there is provided in or in connection with the accommodation, and wholly or mainly for the purposes of assisting those persons, special facilities consisting of or including–
(i) the services of a resident warden; or
(ii) the services of a non-resident warden and a system for calling him; or
(c) it is intended for occupation by a person providing such services as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (b)(i).
(3) The persons mentioned in this paragraph are–
(a) a person for whose occupation sheltered accommodation is particularly suitable;
(b) a person who is a resident warden of sheltered accommodation;
(c) a relative of such a resident warden residing with the warden as a member of the warden’s family.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2807/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-community-charge-reduction-scheme-england-regulations-1991/regulation-18
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