Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 2318
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND
The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006
Made
25th August 2006
Laid before Parliament
6th September 2006
Coming into force
1st April 2007
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
(2) This Order applies to billing authorities in England only.
Amendment of Order
2. —(1)The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992( 2 ) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In article 3 for Class G substitute—
“ Class G: an unoccupied dwelling—
(a) the occupation of which is restricted by a condition which—
(i) prevents occupancy, and
(ii) is imposed by any planning permission granted or deemed to be granted under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ( 3 ) ; or
(b) the occupation of which is otherwise prohibited by law; or
(c) which is kept unoccupied by reason of other action taken under powers conferred by or under any Act of Parliament, with a view to prohibiting its occupation or to acquiring it; ”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Phil Woolas
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
25th August 2006
1992 c.14 . The power to make an Order under section 4 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in relation to Wales transferred from the Secretary of State to the National Assembly of Wales under article 2(a) of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly of Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ): see the entry in Schedule 1 in relation to the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
S.I. 1992/558 to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
1990 c.8 .