The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Order 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/948
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, extent and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Order 2011.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and comes into force on 13th May 2011.

Section 2 Amendments to the Council Tax (Discounts Disregards) Order 1992

The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 is amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to Article 5 relating to prescribed educational establishments

In article 5 (prescribed educational establishments), for paragraph (2) substitute the following paragraph—

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 1 to the Act, the bodies prescribed for the definition of “institution” are those institutions situated in England and Wales which—

(a) in relation to students, are defined as prescribed educational establishments in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order; and

(b) in relation to student nurses, are defined as prescribed educational establishments in Part II of that Schedule.

Section 4 Amendments to Schedule 1 relating to definition of students, etc

In paragraph 3 of Part II (students) of Schedule 1 (definition of students, etc)—

(a) for “attending” substitute “undertaking”, and

(b) for “attend” substitute “undertake”.

Section 5 Amendments to Schedule 1 relating to definition of students, etc

In paragraph 4(1) of Part II of Schedule 1, for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

(b) which persons undertaking it are normally required by the educational establishment concerned to undertake periods of study, tuition or work experience (whether at premises of the establishment or otherwise)—

(i) of at least 24 weeks in each academic or calendar year (as the case may be) during which it subsists, and

(ii) which taken together amount in each such academic or calendar year to an average of at least 21 hours a week.

Section 6 Amendments to Schedule 1 relating to definition of students, etc

In paragraph 6(2) of Part II of Schedule 1, for the definition of “course of higher education” substitute—

“course of higher education” means a course which is within the meaning of the definition of “higher education” in paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order.

Section 7 Amendments to Schedule 2 relating to prescribed educational establishments

In Part I (establishments for students) of Schedule 2 (prescribed educational establishments), for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute—

(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, an institution is a prescribed educational establishment within this Part if it is—

(a) situated in a member State, and

(b) established solely or mainly for the purpose of providing further or higher education.

(2) In this Part—

“further education”, in relation to a member State, means—

any course of education (other than a course which is within the definition of “higher education” below) which is suitable to the requirements of persons who are over the compulsory school age applicable in that State, and

organised leisure-time occupation provided in connection with such a course;

“higher education”, in relation to a member State, means any course of education the successful completion of which results in any of the following qualifications—

a first degree,

a higher degree,

a qualification (including a professional qualification) which is regarded by the relevant authority as being equivalent to a qualification (or part of a qualification) mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of this definition; and

“relevant authority”, in relation to a member State, means the authority which in relation to that State has sole or primary responsibility for the regulation of higher education.