The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992

PART I E+W APPRENTICES

1.—(1) A person is an apprentice on a particular day if, on that day he is— E+W

(a) employed for the purpose of learning a trade, business, profession, office, employment or vocation;

(b) for that purpose undertaking a programme of training leading to—

[F1 (i) a qualification to which Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 applies which is awarded or authenticated by a body which is recognised by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation under section 132 of that Act in respect of the qualification, or

(ii) a qualification accredited by the Scottish Vocational Education Council, or

[F2 (iii) a qualification which is awarded by a body in respect of the award of which it is recognised by Qualifications Wales under Part 3 of the Qualifications Wales Act 2015;]]

[F3 (c) employed at a salary or in receipt of an allowance or both, which are, in total no more than £195 per week.]

(2) A person is undertaking a programme for the purposes of paragraph (1) on a particular day, if the day falls within the relevant period for that programme.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i)(ii) substituted for words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b) (E.) (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Parts 7 and 8 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/677), arts. 1, 2; and Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(i)-(iii) substituted for words in Sch. para. 1(1)(b) (W.) (1.11.2010) by The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2448), arts. 1(1), 2(2)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(b)(iii) substituted (W.) (1.5.2016) by The Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/236), regs. 1, 4

F3 Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c) substituted (E.) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3396), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(a)(ii); and corresponding amendments made to Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(c) (W.) (1.4.2007) by virtue of The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/580), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(b)(c)