Paragraph 2 The applicationF1

(1)

An application under paragraph 1(1)(b) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 1C or a form to the like effect, shall contain the information there specified and shall be signed by the ratepayer or a person authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1) “person authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer” means, where the ratepayer is—

(a)

a partnership, a partner of that partnership;

(b)

a trust, a trustee of that trust;

(c)

a body corporate, a director of that body, and

in any other case, a person authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer; and

“signature”, “sign” or “signed”, in relation to an application served in accordance with paragraph 3 by electronic communication, includes the incorporation in it, or the logical association with it, of an electronic signature, as defined in section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1B inserted (E.) (31.7.2009) by The Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1597), reg. 1, Sch. 1