The Personal Community Charge (Reduction for 1991-92) (Scotland) Regulations 1991

PART V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Provision of information

25.  A levying authority may,for the purpose of considering whether a person is an eligible person within the meaning of Part II, III or IV, by written notice request that person or, as the case may be, his executors (or any person making an application for the purposes of Part IV on behalf of such a person) to furnish to the authority within such period, not being less than 21 days, as it may reasonably specify, such information specified in the notice as it may reasonably request of that person or those executors to assist it in considering that question.

26.  A levying authority which determines that regulation 11, 17 or 23 applies in the case of a person shall furnish the person in question with a statement of the effect of that regulation and the reasons for deciding that it applies in his case.

Reasons for decision

27.  Where a levying authority makes a decision relating to the application or the operation of these Regulations in relation to any person, the authority shall, if requested in writing by the person or, as the case may be, his executors so affected, provide him or them with a written statement of the decision and the reasons for it; and the statement shall be dated and sent within 14 days from the date on which it is requested or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

Review

28.—(1) Any person in relation to whom a levying authority makes a decision relating to the application or operation of these Regulations or, as the case may be, his executors may request a review of that decision by the Review Board appointed by that levying authority and constituted in accordance with regulation 69(3) of and Schedule 6 to the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989(1) (“the 1989 Regulations”).

(2) Any request in terms of paragraph (1) shall be by notice which shall set out the grounds upon which a review is requested.

(3) Regulations 70(2) and 71(4) and (5) of the 1989 Regulations shall apply, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of a review under these Regulations as they apply for the purposes of a further review under the 1989 Regulations.

(4) A levying authority shall comply with any decision of its Review Board.

(1)

S.I. 1989/1321, amended by S.I. 1990/834, 835, 1549, 1773 and 1991/234.