The Water and Sewerage Charges (Exemption and Reduction) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1);

“the 2005 Regulations” means the Council Tax (Discount for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(2);

“charges scheme” means a charges scheme made under section 29A of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 for a relevant year(3);

“council tax” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1992 Act;

“council tax benefit” has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(4);

“dwelling” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1992 Act;

“relevant year” means the financial year 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 or 2009–10;

“sewerage charges” means charges payable under a charges scheme in respect of the provision of sewerage services to a dwelling in a relevant year; and

“water charges” means charges payable under a charges scheme in respect of the provision of water supply services to a dwelling in a relevant year.

(1)

1992 c. 14, as relevantly amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 176 and S.S.I. 2005/51, regulation 2.

(2)

S.S.I. 2005/51.

(3)

Section 29A was inserted by section 21(1) of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3).

(4)

1992 c. 4. Section 131 as it applies to council tax benefit was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9, paragraph 4.