The Valuation Tribunal for Wales (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/554 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title, commencement and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Valuation Tribunal for Wales (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 March 2014 and apply in relation to Wales.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulations

(1) The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 27 (interpretation), in the definition of “council tax reduction scheme” (“ cynllun gostyngiadau’r dreth gyngor ”), for “the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2012” substitute “the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013” .

(3) In regulation 29 (time limits)—

(a) in paragraph (2) for “When” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), when”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

(2A) When the condition mentioned in section 16(7)(c) is fulfilled and the appeal by the aggrieved person relates to a billing authority’s decision to award a reduction under its council tax reduction scheme, the appeal will be dismissed unless the notice required by section 16(4) was served on the billing authority in accordance with paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 12 to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013 or paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 1 of the scheme prescribed in the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013 , as the case may be.

Section 3 Interpretation

In this part of the Regulations—

“ 2010 Regulations ” (“ Rheoliadau 2010 ”) means the Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010;

“ 2012 Regulations ” (“ Rheoliadau 2012 ”) means the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2012;

“ 2013 scheme ” (“ cynllun 2013 ”) means a scheme made by a billing authority in accordance with the 2012 Regulations or which applies in default on 1 April 2013 in accordance with paragraph 6(1)(e) of Schedule 1B to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 ; and

“ Valuation Tribunal ” (“ Tribiwnlys Prisio ”) means the Valuation Tribunal for Wales established under regulation 4 of the 2010 Regulations.

Section 4 Saving provisions

The amendments made to the 2010 Regulations by regulation 2 do not have effect in relation to any appeals made to the Valuation Tribunal in relation to any applications made or reductions awarded under the provisions of a 2013 scheme.