HC Deb 17 December 1991 vol 201 cc215-6

Amendments made: No. 130, in page 87, line 36, leave out from 'shall' to 'of in line 37 and insert ', as respects each dwelling shown in the copy which in the opinion of the authority will be a relevant dwelling on the day when the list comes into force, notify the person concerned'.

No. 131, in page 87, line 39, leave out sub-paragraph (2).

No. 132, in page 88, line 1, leave out 'an exempt' and insert 'a relevant'.

No. 133, in page 88, line 3, leave out 'owner of the dwelling' and insert 'person concerned'.

No. 134, in page 88, line 12, leave out 'an exempt' and insert 'a relevant'.

No. 135, in page 88, line 14, leave out 'owner of the dwelling' and insert 'person concerned'.

No. 136, in page 88, line 25, at end insert— '( ) For the purposes of this paragraph a dwelling is a relevant dwelling on any day if—

  1. (a) on the day the dwelling is an exempt dwelling; or
  2. (b) in respect of the financial year in which the day falls and the dwelling, the amount set under section 30 or 93 of this Act or, where the authority is a regional council each amount set under section 93 of this Act is nil.
( ) In this paragraph any reference to the person concerned is a reference to a person who, in respect of the particular dwelling, would be solely liable to pay to the authority an amount in respect of council tax for the particular day if the dwelling were not or had not been a relevant dwelling on that day.'.

No. 137, in page 89, line 13, at beginning insert—

  1. '.—(1) Regulations under this Schedule may include, as regards a case where, in respect of a particular dwelling, persons would be jointly and severally liable to pay to an authority an amount in respect of council tax for a particular day if the dwelling were not or had not been on that day a relevant dwelling for the purposes of paragraph 8 above, provision equivalent to that included under that paragraph subject to any modifications the Secretary of State thinks fit.
  2. (2)'.—[Mr. Portillo.]

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