(This note is not part of the Order)
Under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the amount payable for council tax is reduced where a person resident in a dwelling falls to be disregarded for the purposes of discount. Schedule 1 to the 1992 Act provides for classes of persons to qualify for the purpose of discount. The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 makes further provision in relation to certain of those classes.
The amendments in article 2(2) and (3) of this Order ensure that severely mentally impaired people eligible for certain benefits do not cease to be disregarded when they reach retirement age.
The amendment in article 2(4) provides that a severely mentally impaired person is disregarded if in receipt of incapacity benefit.
The amendment in article 2(5) enables students to qualify even during a period when they are not attending the course.