Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (repealed)

26 Interpretation.F5 S

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

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• “community charge” means a community charge imposed under section 7 of this Act;

• “community water charges” shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to this Act;

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• “domestic subjects” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2(3) of this Act;

• “financial year” means the financial year of a local authority;

• “housing body” means—

  (a)

  a district council;

  (b)

  the Scottish Special Housing Association;

  (c)

  a development corporation within the meaning of the M1 New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

• “levying authority” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to this Act;

• “local authority”, except in Schedule 5, means a regional, islands or district council;

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• [F2 “new entry” in relation to the register, means the making of an entry in respect of a person’s liability for a community charge, there having been no such entry in the register in respect of that liability immediately before its making;]

• “order” means an order made by statutory instrument;

• “part residential subjects” means lands and heritages which are used partly as the sole or main residence of any person, other than

  (a)

  domestic subjects;

  (b)

  such other class or classes of lands and heritages as may be prescribed;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this Act, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly’

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• “register” means a Community Charges Register established under section 13 of this Act;

• [F3 “registered person” means a person who is registered in the register as being liable to pay any of the community charges, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;]

• “registration area” means the area of a regional or islands council;

• “registration officer” means a Community Charges Registration Officer within the meaning of section 12 of this Act;

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• “the M2 1980 Act” means the Water (Scotland) Act 1980; and

• “water authority” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the 1980 Act.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 26(1): the repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(2), Sch.14 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4) and saving in s. 118(3)) was brought into force (1.4.1993) as regards words in s. 26(1) by S.I. 1993/575, art. 2(d),Sch.

F2 Words inserted by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1; 103:2), s. 137, Sch. 12 para. 33(a)

F3 Words inserted by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1; 103:2), s. 137, Sch. 12 para. 33(b)

F4 S. 26(2): the repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(2), Sch.14 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4) and saving in s. 118(3)) was brought into force (1.4.1993) as regards s. 26(2) by S.I. 1993/575, art. 2(d),Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c.16.

M2 1980 c.45.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F5 Act repealed (prosp.) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), ss. 117(2), 119(2)(e), Sch.14 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4) and saving in s. 118(3) and subject to a saving for Sch. 2 para. 7A (16.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1780, art. 2 and subject to amendments (11.6.1996) by 1995 c. 18, s. 41(4), Sch. 2 para. 10; S.I. 1996/1509, art. 2, Sch. and (29.11.1999 for specified purposes, otherwise prosp.) by 1998 c. 14, ss. 86(1), 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 15; S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2) (subject to transitional provisions in Schs. 21-23)

The repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was brought into force (1.4.1992) as regards Sch. 1 para. 19 by S.I. 1992/818, para. 2(b), Sch.

The repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was brought into force (1.10.1992) as regards ss. 3A, 9, 10(7A), 11B, 28, Sch. 2 paras. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 5 paras. 2-5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25 by S.I. 1992/2183, art. 2(d), Sch. (with savings in art. 3)

The repeal of the Act by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was brought into force (1.4.1993) as regards ss. 1-7, 14, 18(2A), 20(10), 25(1)(3), words in s. 26(1), ss. 26(2), 27, 33, Sch. 1, Sch. 3 paras. 1-4, 5(1), 7, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 19A, 20, 22-24, 26-49 by S.I. 1993/575, art. 2, Sch. (with savings in arts. 4, 5(b))