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8. For the purposes of section 97C(5)(b) of the Act, eligible land does not include land pertaining to land of the type mentioned in section 97C(5)(a) of the Act if that land—
(a)forms the curtilage of the individual’s home; or
(b)is used for one or more of the following purposes:—
(i)the storage of possessions owned by the occupants of the individual’s home that are used for the maintenance, upkeep or subsistence of the individual’s home or its occupants;
(ii)to store vehicles that are used by the occupants of the individual’s home;
(iii)for drainage, water supply or provision of services such as media or electricity for the individual’s home;
(iv)to grow food which is principally for the subsistence of the occupants of the individual’s home;
(v)for activities including recreation and leisure activities which are incidental to the use of the individual’s home;
(vi)to keep pets belonging to the occupants of the individual’s home;
(vii)for businesses run by occupants of the individual’s home;
(viii)for access to the individual’s home, if the land is owned by the same person that owns the home.
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