# The Non-Domestic Rates (District Heating Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, Regulation 5: Applications for relief


(1) An application for relief must be signed by the ratepayer or a person authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer, and—
(a) “person authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer” means, where the ratepayer is—
(i) a partnership, a partner of that partnership;
(ii) a trust, a trustee of that trust;
(iii) a body corporate, a director of that body; and
(b) “sign” or “signed”, in relation to an application made by electronic communication means an electronic signature, as defined in section 7(2) of the 2000 Act .
(2) An application under paragraph (1) must be made to the local authority by—
(a) addressing it to the authority; and
(b) delivering it or sending it to the authority's office by post or electronic communication.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/61/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-domestic-rates-district-heating-relief-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-5
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