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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987;
“dwellinghouse” includes any garden, yard, garage, outhouse or pertinent belonging to and occupied along with the dwellinghouse;
“hospital” has the same meaning as in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act((1));
“hostel” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9(5) of Schedule 1A to the Act;
“nursing home” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 1A to the Act;
“personal care” includes the provision of appropriate help with physical and social needs;
“private hospital” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 1A to the Act;
“registered housing association” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Housing Associations Act 1985((2)); and
“residential care home” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a person liable to pay the standard community charge includes any person who may be jointly and severally liable to pay that charge.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a section of or a Schedule to the Act includes a reference to that section or Schedule as read with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Act and the Community Water Charges (Scotland) Regulations 1988 and the Community Water Charges (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989.
Schedule 1A to the Act was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1988, Schedule 12, paragraph 35.
1985 c. 69; Part I of that Act was amended by the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50), Schedule 6, Part I.
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