Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 20219

1

Regulation 16 of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 202115 (persons not entitled to council tax reduction: persons treated as not being in Great Britain) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (6)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (l) omit “or”, and

b

after sub-paragraph (m) insert—

, or

n

a person in Great Britain who was residing in Sudan before 15 April 2023, left Sudan in connection with the violence which rapidly escalated on 15 April 2023 in Khartoum and across Sudan and—

i

has been granted leave in accordance with the rules referred to in sub-paragraph (f), or

ii

has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning of section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 or does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act