art 2 Amendment to the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992
The Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992 is amended as follows: (a) in article 2, after the definition of “the Act” insert — “care home” means a care home within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000 , in respect of which a person is registered in accordance with Part 2 of that Act; (b) in article 3, before “Where” insert “Subject to article 3A,”; (c) after article 3, insert the following article — (3A) A care home shall be treated as comprising the number of dwellings found by adding one to the number of self-contained units occupied by, or if currently unoccupied, provided for the purpose of accommodating, the person registered in respect of it in accordance with Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and each such unit shall be treated as a dwelling.