The Non-Domestic Rates (Renewable Energy Generation Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Applications for relief

4.—(1) An application under these Regulations for relief shall 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 Electronic Communications Act 2000.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall 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.