Title, application and commencement
1. (1) The title of these Regulations is the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and they come into force on the 1 April 2010.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of Regulations
2. (1) The Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 1998 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
S.I. 1998/105.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “qualifying person” substitute—

““qualifying person” means a person who is liable for the council tax in respect of a dwelling on a particular day, whether or not jointly with any other person, or who would be liable for the council tax in respect of a dwelling on a particular day if that dwelling did not fall within Class O of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992;
S.I. 1992/558.”.

Carl Sargeant
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
4 March 2010