The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992

Article 5

SCHEDULE 2 E+W PRESCRIBED EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

PART I E+W ESTABLISHMENTS FOR STUDENTS

1.  Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 below, an institution is a prescribed educational establishment within this Part if it is— E+W

(a) a university (including a constituent college, school or other institution of a university);

(b) a central institution or college of education in Scotland within the meaning of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 M1 ;

(c) a college of education in Northern Ireland within the meaning of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 M2 ;

(d) [F1 [F2 an institution within the PCFC funding sector for the purposes of the Education Reform Act 1988;]] [F1 institutions within the higher education sector, as defined in section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;]

(e) a theological college;

(f) any other institution in England or Wales established solely or mainly for the purpose of providing courses of further or higher education;

(g) any other institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland established solely or mainly for the purpose of providing courses of further education.

[F3 (h) an institution accredited by the Teacher Training Agency or, in Wales, by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales under regulations for the time being in force under section 218(2) and (2A) of the Education Reform Act 1988.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 1(d) substituted (W.) (1.4.2007) by The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/580), arts. 1(1), 4(1)

F2 Sch. 2 para. 1(d) omitted (E.) (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3396), arts. 1(1), 2(3)(a)

F3 Sch. 2 para. 1(h) inserted (1.4.1995) by The Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/619), arts. 1(2), 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c.44: see section 135(1).

M2 S.I. 1986/594 (N.I.3): see article 2(2).

2.  In paragraph 1 above— E+W

• “further education” with respect to an educational establishment in England or Wales has the same meaning as in [F4 section 2 of the Education Act 1996] , with respect to an educational establishment in Scotland has the same meaning as in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 M3 , and with respect to an educational establishment in Northern Ireland has the same meaning as in article 5(c) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 M4 ;

• “higher education” has the meaning given by section 120(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I. for E., 1.4.2007 for W.) by The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3396), arts. 1(1), 2(3)(b); The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/580), arts. 1(1), 4(2)

Marginal Citations

M3 1980 c.44. See section 1(5) to which relevant amendments were made by the Local Government and Planning Scotland Act 1982 (c.43), Schedule 3, paragraph 37(b)(i) and Schedule 4, Part I.

M4 S.I. 1986/594 (N.I.3).

3.  A Ministry of Defence training establishment for the armed forces is not a prescribed educational establishment within this Part of this Schedule E+W

PART II E+W ESTABLISHMENTS FOR STUDENT NURSES

4.  An institution is a prescribed educational establishment within this Part if it is— E+W

(a) a college of nursing and midwifery; or

(b) a college of health

established by a regional or a district health authority within the meaning of section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977 M5 or a Health Board within the meaning of section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 M6 .

Marginal Citations

M5 1977 c.49: section 8 has been amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c.53) sections 1 and 2 and Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 28 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19), section 1.

M6 1978 c.29: section 2 has been amended by section 28 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.