PART 6E+WEXEMPTIONS AND RELIEF

Social housing relief: information noticeE+W

54.—(1) A collecting authority may serve an information notice on—

(a)a person claiming social housing relief;

(b)a person who has made a material disposal of land in accordance with regulation 52; or

(c)a person required to notify the collecting authority of a disqualifying event in accordance with regulation 53(6).

(2) The information notice may require the person to give such information, documents or materials as are specified in the notice, and which are in the person’s possession or control, which the collecting authority considers relevant to assist it in—

(a)determining the extent to which a chargeable development is eligible for social housing relief; and

(b)calculating the qualifying amount in respect of the chargeable development.

(3) An information notice must inform the person on whom it is served of the possible consequences of a failure to comply with the notice(1).

(4) A requirement of the information notice is complied with by giving the required information to the collecting authority in writing or sending the required documents or materials to the collecting authority (as the case may be) before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served.

(5) A reference in this regulation to a chargeable development includes a reference to part of a chargeable development.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 54 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1

(1)

As to the consequences of failure to comply with an information notice, see regulation 86.