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The Council Tax (Liability for Owners) Regulations 1992 prescribe the classes of dwelling for which the person liable for council tax is the owner rather than the occupier. Class A in regulation 2 of those regulations provided for the owner to be liable for council tax for “a residential care home, nursing home, mental nursing home or hostel within the meanings given by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to” the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
The Care Standards Act 2000 amended paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, by substituting references to “care home” and “independent hospital” for the previous terms “residential care home”, “nursing home” and “mental nursing home”. Article 2 of these Regulations substitutes for the existing Class A a new Class A in the Council Tax (Liability for Owners) Regulations 1992 which refers to care homes within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000, in respect of which a person is registered in accordance with Part 2 of that Act, buildings or parts of buildings in which residential accommodation is provided under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 and hostels within the meaning of paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
The owner and not the occupier will be liable to pay the council tax only for those care homes within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000, in respect of which a person is registered in accordance with Part 2 of that Act. Where no person has so registered, although they should have, the occupiers and not the owner will continue to be liable for council tax.
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