Regulation 9 Assumptions as to dwellingsI1
England and Wales
Where, having taken such steps as are referred to in regulation 8, a billing authority has no reason to believe that a particular dwelling will be or was an exempt dwelling for any period during the year, it shall assume, for the purposes of Part V of these Regulations, that the dwelling will be or was a chargeable dwelling for that period.
F1Subject to paragraph (3), where, having taken such steps as are referred to in regulation 8, a billing authority has reason to believe that a particular dwelling will be or was an exempt dwelling for a period during the year, it shall assume, for the purposes of the said Part V, that the dwelling will be or was an exempt dwelling for that period.
Where, having taken such steps as are referred to in regulation 8, a billing authority has reason to believe that a particular dwelling would be or would have been an exempt dwelling for a period during the year but for a determination made in relation to that dwelling under—
paragraph 118(1)(c) of the scheme prescribed in the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012; or
a provision contained in an authority’s scheme under section 13A(2) of the Act by virtue of paragraph 14(1)(c) of Schedule 8 to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012,
it shall assume, for the purposes of Part 5 of these Regulations, that the dwelling will be or was a chargeable dwelling for that period.
Where, having taken such steps as are referred to in regulation 8, a billing authority has reason to believe that a particular dwelling would be or would have been an exempt dwelling for a period during the year but for a determination made in relation to that dwelling under—
paragraph 116(2)(c) of the scheme prescribed in the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013; or
a provision contained in an authority’s scheme by virtue of regulation 34(3) of, and paragraph 10(2)(c) of Schedule 13 to, the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013,
it shall assume, for the purposes of Part 5 of these Regulations, that the dwelling will be or was a chargeable dwelling for that period.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (E.) (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3086), regs. 1(1)(b), 2(5)(a) and substituted (W.) (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/62), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a)
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Reg. 9(3) inserted (E.) (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3086), regs. 1(1)(b), 2(5)(b)
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Reg. 9(3) inserted (W.) (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/62), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(b)
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Reg. 9(3)(a) substituted (W.) (14.2.2014) by The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/129), regs. 1(2), 4(a) (with reg. 11)
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Reg. 9(3)(b) substituted (W.) (14.2.2014) by The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/129), regs. 1(2), 4(b) (with reg. 11)
Commencement
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Reg. 9 in force at 1.4.1992, see reg. 1(1)