Amendment of regulation 14E+W+S
8. In regulation 14 (requirement to refer to rent officers) after paragraph (5), insert the following paragraph—
“(5A) An application shall not be required under paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c) (d) or (e) where the claim, relevant information, notification or request is received by a pathfinder authority, unless it is—
(a)a claim, relevant information or notification to which any of the circumstances specified in regulation 13A(2)(a) to (e) apply; or
(b)a request, and any of the circumstances in regulation 13A(2)(a) to (d) would apply were a claim to be made by the prospective occupier in relation to the dwelling which is the subject of the request,
and a referral would fall to be made were the claim, relevant information, notification or request made to a relevant authority which is not a pathfinder authority.
(5B) An application shall not be required in accordance with paragraph (1)(f) or (g) unless—
(a)it is a case to which regulation 13A(2) applies; and
(b)a referral would fall to be made were the relevant authority not a pathfinder authority.”.