Maidstone Borough Council

The Council Tax Reduction Scheme

(Maidstone Borough Council)

Approved and Made by Council -            xxxxxxxxxx   

Coming into effect   -    -         1 April 2015

Maidstone Borough  Council makes the following Scheme in exercise of the functions conferred (a) by sections 13A(1)(a), 13A(1)(c), 13A(2), 13A(3) and Schedule 1A to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and all other enabling powers, (b) pursuant to Regulations made under section 113(1) and (2) of the 1992 Act and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A to the Local Government Finance Act 2012 and (c) in accordance with Parts 1 to 3 and Schedules 7 to 8 of The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012.

Citation,  commencement and application

1.      This scheme may be cited as the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (Maidstone Borough Council) and comes into effect on 1 April 2015.

2.      This scheme applies in relation to the billing authority in England known as Maidstone Borough Council.

Prescribed Statutory Requirements

The authority sets outs the statutory provisions that must apply to all applicants for a reduction in accordance with the Prescribed Requirements Parts 1 to 3 and Schedules 7 to 8.

The authority further sets out the statutory provisions that apply to pensioners in accordance with the Prescribed Requirements Schedules 1 to 6

Local Scheme Requirements

Subject to amendments to Parts 1, 2,6,7,9, and inclusion of Schedules 6A and 8A, the local scheme requirements set out the provisions of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012, which the authority has adopted as its scheme.

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Proper Officer

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Maidstone Borough Council