2014 No. 2653 (W. 261)
The Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2014
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
Title, commencement and application1
1
The title of this Order is the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2014 and it comes into force on 22 October 2014.
2
This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“the 1992 Order” (“Gorchymyn 1992”) means the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 19923.
Amendment to the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 19923
The 1992 Order is amended as follows—
a
in article 2, after the definition of “multiple property” insert—
“refuge” means a building in Wales which is operated by a person otherwise than for profit and is used wholly or mainly for the temporary accommodation of persons who have been subject to any incident or pattern of incidents of—
- i
controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour;
- ii
physical violence;
- iii
abuse of any other description (whether physical or mental in nature); or
- iv
threats of any such violence or abuse,
from persons to whom they are or were married, are or were in a civil partnership or with whom they are or were co-habiting;
b
in article 3, for “article 3A” substitute “articles 3A and 3B”;
c
after article 3A, insert the following article—
3B
A refuge must be treated as a single dwelling.
(This note is not part of the Order)