# The Standard Community Charge (Scotland) Regulations 1989, Regulation 5: Determination of different classes of premises


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, a regional or islands council may determine—
(a) in relation to their area, classes of premises additional to those specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and
(b) different such classes of premises in relation to different parts of their area.
(2) A regional or islands council are required, when determining any class of premises under paragraph (1) above, to classify premises only by reference to one or more of the following factors:—
(a) the period during which the premises have not been the sole or main residence of any person;
(b) the nature of the use to which the premises were, are, or are intended to be, put; and
(c) the circumstances (other than financial circumstances) of any person liable to pay the standard community charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2437/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/standard-community-charge-scotland-regulations-1989/regulation-5
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