SCHEDULE 7All applicants: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme – procedural matters

PART 3Discretionary reductions

Procedure for an application to the authority for a reduction under section 13A(1)(c) of the 1992 Act9

1

An application to an authority for a reduction under section 13A(1)(c)232 of the 1992 Act may be made—

a

in writing,

b

by means of an electronic communication in accordance with Part 4 of this Schedule, or

c

where the authority has published a telephone number for the purpose of receiving such applications, by telephone.

2

Where—

a

the authority has made a determination under section 13A(1)(c) in relation to a class of case in which liability is to be reduced; and

b

a person in that class would otherwise be entitled to a reduction under its scheme,

that person’s application for a reduction under the authority’s scheme may also be treated as an application for a reduction under section 13A(1)(c).