Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1522

The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1999

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" Class A:


    (1) A vacant dwelling which-


(a) requires, or is undergoing, or has undergone, major repair work to render it habitable, or

(b) is undergoing or has undergone structural alteration,



and which complies with the condition set out in paragraph (2).

    (2) The condition mentioned in paragraph (1) is that the dwelling has been vacant for a continuous period, being the shorter of-



(a) a period of 12 months, and

(b) a period beginning on the day on which the dwelling became vacant, and ending with the expiry of six months beginning on the day on which such major repair work or structural alteration was substantially completed.



    (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) above, "major repair work" includes structural repair work."

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions


Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

26th May 1999



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales


Peter Hain
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

27th May 1999

[2] S.I. 1992/558. Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1993/150.back