Claims to entitlement
7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person who wishes to claim entitlement under regulation 5 (entitlement to full remission and payment) or regulation 6 (entitlement to partial remission and payment) must make a claim to the Department on a form provided or approved for the purpose by the Department.
(2) On a claim under paragraph (1), the claimant must provide such evidence and information as the Department may reasonably request within such time as the Department may reasonably request.
(3) A claim may be made on behalf of another person where that person is unable, by reason of mental or physical incapacity, to make the claim himself.
(4) Where a claimant does not comply with the Department’s requests in respect of evidence, information and timing mentioned in paragraph (2), the Department may notify the claimant that the claim will not be determined and must be regarded as closed.