# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997, Article 6: Exceptions

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No determination, redetermination, board and attendance determination or board and attendance redetermination shall be made if the application for it is withdrawn.
(2) No determination shall be made under paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of Part I of Schedule 1 if the tenancy is of residential accommodation, within the meaning of regulation 9(4) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 9(4) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (registered homes etc.) , or in a hostel.
(3) No determination shall be made under paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 1 unless the local authority states in the application that the claimant is, or may be, a young individual (which has the same meaning as in the Housing Benefit Regulations and the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations).
(4) If the rent officer becomes aware that an application is not one which gives rise to a duty to make a determination, redetermination, board and attendance determination or a board and attendance redetermination, the rent officer shall give the local authority notice to that effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997/article-6
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