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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/2921/article/3/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings, Exempt Dwellings and Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2004</dc:title><dc:subject>Council tax</dc:subject><dc:subject>Tax</dc:subject><dc:subject>Personal care</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-11-17</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">COUNCIL TAX, WALES</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order is made under sections 3(5)(a), 4 and 113 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) and amends the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992 (“the 1992 Order”), the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, and the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992.</dc:description>
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<Text>In article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992<FootnoteRef Ref="f00004"/>, for Class I substitute —</Text>
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<Text>for the purpose of receiving personal care required by that person by reason of old age, disablement, illness, past or present alcohol or drug dependence or past or present mental disorder has his sole or main residence in another place (not being a hospital, care home, independent hospital or hostel within the meaning of paragraphs 6 or 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act or accommodation provided in Scotland by a care home service within the meaning of section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001<FootnoteRef Ref="f00005"/>); and</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/558" id="c00006" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="0558">S.I. 1992/558</Citation> to which relevant amendments have been made by the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) Order 1994 (<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/539" id="c00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="0539">S.I. 1994/539</Citation>).</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8" id="c00008" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2001" Number="0008">2001 asp 8</Citation>.</Text>
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