The Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Consolidation and Amendment Order 2003

Articles 6(1)(c)(ii) and 9(b)

SCHEDULE 3 INSTITUTIONS

1.  A university in the United Kingdom and any college, school, hall or other institution of such a university.

2.  A central institution.

3.  A designated institution.

4.  A college of nursing and midwifery or a college of health, established by a Health Board or by a Regional or District Health authority.

5.  Any other institution in Scotland for the provision of any form of further education (other than a Ministry of Defence training establishment for the armed forces).

6.  An establishment of further education in England or Wales maintained or assisted by a local education authority within the meaning of the Education Act 1996(1) or in receipt of grants made under regulations made under section 484 of that Act(2).

7.  Any other institution in England or Wales which is–

(a) within the further education sector (in terms of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992)(3); or

(b) within the higher education sector (in terms of section 91(5) of that Act).

8.  A college of education within the meaning of article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(4).

9.  An institution of further education in Northern Ireland provided by an Education and Library Board constituted in accordance with Schedule 1 to that Order.

10.  A theological college.

11.  An institution of a Research Council established by Royal Charter under section 1 of the Science and Technology Act 1965(5).

(1)

1996 c. 56.

(2)

Section 484 was amended by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), Schedule 30, paragraph 125.

(3)

1992 c. 13.

(4)

S.I. 1986/594.

(5)

1965 c. 4; section 1 was amended by the Nature Conservancy Council Act 1973 (c. 54), Schedule 4.