The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

Prospective

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 S

19.  Regulation 70C (conduct of further reviews)(1) is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (5), for “member of the panel who is undertaking that review” substitute “senior reviewer appointed under regulation 90C(1) of the Council Tax Reduction Regulations”;

(b) in paragraph (6)(a), after “review” insert “, having regard to any guidance issued by the senior reviewer appointed under regulation 90C(1) of the Council Tax Reduction Regulations”;

(c) omit “and” after paragraph (6)(d);

(d) after paragraph (6)(e) insert—

“; and

(f) must give full reasons for the decision to uphold or reject the request for review, if asked to do so by a party to that review within 14 days of the date on which the decision was given.”; and

(e) after paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A) A member of the panel may set aside a decision disposing of a request for further review if satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so.

(6B) Where a decision is set aside the further review must be undertaken again.

(6C) A request to set aside a decision must—

(a) be made within 14 days of the date on which the decision was given, and

(b) give reasons for the request.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 19 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1

(1)

Regulation 70C was inserted by regulation 13 of S.S.I. 2013/218.