The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2012 No. 3145 (W. 317)

SCHEDULE Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales)

SCHEDULE 1 Procedural matters

PART 3 Procedure for applying for a discretionary reduction

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

11.—(1) An application to the authority for a reduction under section 13A(1)(c) 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 purposes 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 or case in which liability is to be reduced; and

(b) a person in that class would otherwise be entitled to a reduction under this scheme,

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