The Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2012 No. 3144 (W. 316)

SCHEDULE 12 All applicants: matters that must be included in an authority’s scheme — procedural matters

PART 3 Procedure for applying for a discretionary reduction

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

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

(a) in writing,

(b) by means of an electronic communication in accordance with Part 4, 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 the authority’s 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).