Isle of Wight Council

Application for Business Rate Relief by a Charity or other Organisation (Sections 43, 45 & 47 of the Local Government Act, 1988)

	Please click here   to read the notes regarding Non-domestic Rates under Sections 43, 45 and 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 before continuing.
	Applicants Details

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Account reference number

	Title
*	Forename
	Middle name/Initials
*	Surname

*	Building/house name/number
*	Street address
*	Town name
	County
*	Postcode

Particulars of Charity or Organisation

*	Name
*	Objects

*	Charity registration number (if applicable) Please type N/A if not applicable
*	If exempt from registration, state reason: Please type N/A if not applicable

Details of Property on which Relief is Claimed

*	Building name/number
*	Street address
*	Town name
	County
*	Postcode

*	Owners name
*	Give full details of the purposes for which the property is used. Please state if any part of the property is used for purposes other than those of applicants.

Section(s) under which Relief is being claimed Please answer Yes or No.

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Section(s) 43 and 45 Mandatory Relief

Yes No

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Section(s) 47 Discretionary Relief

Yes No

If this application is for Mandatory relief you should enclose a copy of the Rules & Regulations of the Organisation and confirmation of your charity status. Please note Mandatory Relief is only available to charities.

If all or part of your claim is for Discretionary Relief you should enclose copies of the last two years audited accounts, balance sheets and the rules and regulations of the organisation.

	Declaration
	Please print off this form and fill this section in by hand before returning your form to the address below.

I hereby certify that the particulars shown above are correct and undertake to notify the Council of any changes immediately they occur.

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Signature

Signed ............................................................................... Name................................................................................. Address.............................................................................. .................................................Postcode........................... Capacity............................................................................. Date...................................................................................

If you would like more information or advice on how to complete this form please telephone us on: 01983 823920 Completed applications forms should be returned to Isle of Wight Council Business Rates Council Offices Sandown Isle of Wight PO36 9EA Or in person at any of our local offices We will endeavor to process your application within 10 working days.

	Business Rates Privacy Notice
	The Isle of Wight Council as data controller, will process your personal information contained in this application in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Information may be shared with other departments within the Council for the recovery of any debts owed to the Council and to identify persons responsible for Business Rates and/or Council Tax & bringing empty properties back into use. Please note that the Council may share your information in the absence of consent, for the purpose of crime prevention or detection, in accordance with the law. Please click here to read the full Privacy Notice.

	Data Protection Act 1998
	This application may be monitored by the Isle of Wight Council for regulatory, quality control or crime detection purposes. Information from this application will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purpose of processing your particular enquiry/request. The Isle of Wight Council ("the Council") is the data controller. By completing this form you consent to the Council contacting you by email or nominated contact method in relation to your enquiry/request. The information contained in this application may, in exceptional circumstances, be subject to disclosure to third parties under either the Data Protection Act 1998 or the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the extent the law allows and in accordance with the Isle of Wight Council's Access to Information Policy . Disclosure will only be made where in all the circumstances it would be fair to do so and in the public interest. Please note that the Council may process your information in the absence of consent for the purpose of crime prevention or detection so far as is in accordance with the law. Sometimes we may use your information to keep you informed about services, goods or relevant issues that we believe may be of interest to you. If you wish to receive this information for these purposes please tick this box To improve the quality of other services that we provide to you the Council wishes to hold your non-sensitive personal information on a secure central database. This will enable all Council services to use this information when they are providing a service to/for you. If you wish your non-sensitive personal information to be held by the Council please tick this box

Date printed: 07/03/2013