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          Part I</Number><Title> Council Tax: England and Wales</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/part/I/chapter/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/part/I/chapter/I" NumberOfProvisions="33" id="part-I-chapter-I" RestrictStartDate="2025-09-10"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="c12072801"/>Chapter I</Number><Title> Main provisions</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/part/I/chapter/I/crossheading/liability-to-tax" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/part/I/chapter/I/crossheading/liability-to-tax" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-I-chapter-I-crossheading-liability-to-tax" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2024-09-17"><Title> Liability to tax</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2022-04-01"><Title> Liability in respect of caravans and boats.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7" id="section-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/1" id="section-7-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subsections (2) to (4) below shall have effect in substitution for section 6 above in relation to any chargeable dwelling which consists of a pitch occupied by a caravan, or a mooring occupied by a boat.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/2" id="section-7-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where on any day the owner of the caravan or boat is not, but some other person is, a resident of the dwelling, that other person shall be liable to pay the council tax in respect of the dwelling and that day.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/3" id="section-7-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where on any day subsection (2) above does not apply, the owner of the caravan or boat shall be liable to pay the council tax in respect of the dwelling and that day.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/4" id="section-7-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where on any day two or more persons fall within subsection (2) or (3) above, they shall each be jointly and severally liable to pay the council tax in respect of the dwelling and that day.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/5" id="section-7-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-f5c54dc510690371d3e58a3311bd6e4b-1655472301184" CommentaryRef="key-f5c54dc510690371d3e58a3311bd6e4b" Extent="W">Subsections (4) and (4A)</Addition>  of section 6 above shall apply for the purposes of subsection (4) above as <Addition ChangeId="key-f5c54dc510690371d3e58a3311bd6e4b-1655472323837" CommentaryRef="key-f5c54dc510690371d3e58a3311bd6e4b" Extent="W">they apply</Addition>  for the purposes of subsection (3) of that section.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/6" id="section-7-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section “<Term id="term-caravan">caravan</Term>” shall be construed in accordance with Part I of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c12072931"/>Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/7" id="section-7-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any reference in this section to the owner of a caravan or boat shall be construed—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/7/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/7/a" id="section-7-7-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in relation to a caravan or boat which is subject to an agreement for hire-purchase or conditional sale, as a reference to the person in possession under the agreement;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/7/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/7/b" id="section-7-7-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in relation to a caravan or boat which is subject to a bill of sale or mortgage, as a reference to the person entitled to the property in it apart from the bill or mortgage.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c12072931" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1960/62" id="c00046" Year="1960" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="62">1960 c. 62</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12072801" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. I Chapter I amended (28.11.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2825" id="c00229" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="2825">S.I. 1994/2825</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00229" id="c00230" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2825/regulation/44" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-44">regs. 44</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00229" id="c00231" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2825/regulation/49" SectionRef="regulation-49">49</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12072771" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (6.3.1992) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/19" id="c01566" Year="1992" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="19" Title="Local Government Act 1992">Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01567" CitationRef="c01566" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/19/section/18/1/a/b" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-18-1-a-b">s. 18(1)(a)(b)</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12072781" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (31.3.1992) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/549" id="c01569" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="549">S.I. 1992/549</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01570" CitationRef="c01569" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/549/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">art.3</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c12072791" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="ccd8e120240122212157256Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef> (ss. 1-69) modified (31.3.1992) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/550" id="d10e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="550">S.I. 1992/550</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e720240122212157256Z" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/550/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">arts. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e1020240122212157256Z" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/550/article/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (28.11.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2825" id="c01575" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="2825">S.I. 1994/2825</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01576" CitationRef="c01575" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/2825/regulation/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-90cd387516e88f9820eea0caf466e4ea" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 1 modified (24.12.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/3022" id="cim2hd1i2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="3022" Title="The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008">The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cim2hd1i2-00007" id="cim2hd1i2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/3022/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cim2hd1i2-00007" id="cim2hd1i2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/3022/regulation/7" SectionRef="regulation-7" Operative="true">7</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-8d3a5cc104e8bb2fea7476f4d74a6994" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 1 modified (24.12.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/3022" id="cim2hd1i2-00016" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="3022" Title="The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008">The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cim2hd1i2-00016" id="cim2hd1i2-00017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/3022/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cim2hd1i2-00016" id="cim2hd1i2-00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/3022/regulation/8" SectionRef="regulation-8" Operative="true">8</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-f5c54dc510690371d3e58a3311bd6e4b" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cm4slvje4-00006" SectionRef="section-7-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/14/section/7/5">s. 7(5)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.4.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2022/210" id="cm4slvje4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="210" Title="The Council Tax (Joint and Several Liability of Care Leavers) (Wales) Regulations 2022">The Council Tax (Joint and Several Liability of Care Leavers) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/210)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cm4slvje4-00007" id="cm4slvje4-00008" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2022/210/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cm4slvje4-00007" id="cm4slvje4-00009" SectionRef="regulation-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2022/210/regulation/2/3" Operative="true">2(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>