Regulation 7 Persons eligible for relief

(1)

In this Part, an “eligible person” means, subject to paragraph (4) and to regulation 11, a person if–

(a)

on 1st April 1989, he was solely or mainly resident in the area of a local authority;

(b)

on that date, he was liable to pay the personal community charge determined by that local authority in respect of the financial year 1989-90;

(c)

on that date, he was the only person–

(i)

who was solely or mainly resident at the address of the dwellinghouse specified in the register as having been his sole or main residence on that date; and

(ii)

who was liable to pay the personal community charge on that date;

(d)

he had been solely or mainly resident in that dwellinghouse immediately prior to 1st April 1989; and

(e)

the condition specified in paragraph (2) or, as the case may be, paragraph (3), was fulfilled.

(2)

In the case where the dwellinghouse referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is situated in the area of an islands council, the condition specified is that C is greater than R plus £156 where–

(a)

C is whichever is the lower of–

(i)

the amount of the set personal community charge of that islands council in respect of the financial year 1989-90; or

(ii)

the amount of the APCC specified in relation to that islands council; and

(b)

R is the product of–

(i)

the rateable value of the dwellinghouse referred to in paragraph (1)(c); and

(ii)

the ARP specified in relation to that islands council.

(3)

In the case where the dwellinghouse referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is situated in the area of a regional council, the condition specified is that C is greater than R plus £156 where–

(a)

C is the aggregate of D and E;

(b)

D is whichever is the lower of–

(i)

the amount of the set personal community charge of that regional council in respect of the financial year 1989-90; or

(ii)

the amount of the APCC specified in relation to that regional council;

(c)

E is whichever is the lower of–

(i)

the amount of the set personal community charge of the district council in whose area the dwellinghouse is situated in respect of the financial year 1989-90; or

(ii)

the amount of the APCC specified in relation to that district council;

(d)

R is the aggregate of S and T;

(e)

S is the product of–

(i)

the rateable value of the dwellinghouse; and

(ii)

the ARP specified in relation to that regional council; and

(f)

T is the product of–

(i)

the rateable value of the dwellinghouse; and

(ii)

the ARP specified in relation to that district council.

(4)

A person shall not be an eligible person under this Part if he is an eligible person under Part IV.