# The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996, Article 6: Information from residents, etc.


An authority may authorise a contractor to exercise the functions of—
(a) requesting the person who appears to be the resident, owner or managing agent of a particular dwelling to supply information for the purposes of identifying the person who is liable to pay council tax in relation to the dwelling;
(b) specifying in the request the form in which the information is to be supplied; and
(c) identifying the person who is, or is in its opinion, liable (whether solely or jointly and severally) to pay council tax in relation to the dwelling.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1880/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-tax-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-1996/article-6
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