[80A Local authority's power to reduce amount of tax payable]
Local Government Finance Act 1992 (1992 c 14) | Legislation

[80A  Local authority's power to reduce amount of tax payable]

[(1)     A local authority must establish a scheme for reducing the amounts which persons are liable to pay in respect of council tax where improvements are made to the energy efficiency of chargeable dwellings.

(2)     A scheme established under subsection (1) is an “energy efficiency discount scheme”.

(3)     An energy efficiency discount scheme may make such provision as the local authority considers appropriate, including, in particular, provision about—

(a)     the energy efficiency improvements to which the scheme applies;

(b)     the chargeable dwellings to which the scheme applies;

(c)     the reduction, which may be made under the scheme, in the amount which persons are liable to pay in respect of council tax;

(d)     applications under the scheme.

(4)     But, under an energy

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