PART IIE+WInformation: General

Information from residents, etc.E+W

3.—(1) A person who appears to a billing authority to be a resident, owner or managing agent of a particular dwelling shall supply to the authority such information as fulfils the following conditions—

(a)it is in the possession or control of the person concerned;

(b)the authority requests (by notice given in writing) the person concerned to supply it; and

(c)it is requested by the authority for the purposes of identifying the person who, in respect of any period specified in the notice, is the liable person in relation to the dwelling.

(2) A person on whom such a notice as is mentioned in paragraph (1) is served shall supply the information so requested—

(a)within the period of 21 days beginning on the day on which the notice was served; and

(b)if the authority so requires, in the form specified in the request.

(3) In paragraph (1)—

(a)“managing agent” means any person authorised to arrange lettings of the dwelling concerned; and

(b)the reference to the liable person is a reference to a person who is liable (whether solely or jointly and severally) to pay to a billing authority, in respect of a particular dwelling, an amount in respect of council tax; and includes a reference to a person who in the opinion of the authority will be so liable