
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Dwellings and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
2 
The Council Tax (Dwellings and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.
3 
In regulation 2 (interpretation)–
(a) the definitions of “hostel”, “nursing home” and “residential care home” shall be omitted;
(b) after the definition of “the Act” there shall be inserted–“
 “care home service” has the same meaning as in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act;”.
4 
In regulation 6 (definition of part residential subjects–exceptions) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted–“
(b) any part of–
(i) any building in which a care home service provides accommodation; or
(ii) a private hospital;
which is not used wholly or mainly as the sole or main residence of a person employed there.”.
5 
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 (definition of dwelling–inclusions–communal residential establishments) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) there shall be substituted–“
(a) any building in which a care home service provides accommodation; or
(b) a private hospital,”.
PETER PEACOCK
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th March 2002