Statutory Instruments
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES
RATING AND VALUATION
Made
1st March 1996
Laid before Parliament
6th March 1996
Coming into force
27th March 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2(2)(ga) and (h) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) and section 113(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1, 2(4)(j) and 14(1) of Schedule 2 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Amendment Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 27th March 1996.
(2) In these Regulations—
“new police authority” means a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1964(3) as substituted by section 2 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1994(4); and
“the principal Regulations” means the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 1993(5).
2.—(1) The principal Regulations shall have effect where the relevant year is the financial year beginning in 1996, as modified by the following paragraph.
(2) In relation to a relevant major precepting authority which is a new police authority—
(a)Part I of Schedule 3 shall have effect as if paragraph 8 did not apply, and
(b)Part II of Schedule 3 shall have effect as if paragraph 1 did read—
“The information mentioned in paragraphs 1 to 7, 9 and 10 of Part I above.”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
1st March 1996
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 1993 to take account of the establishment of new police authorities under section 3 of the Police Act 1964 as substituted by section 2 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994.
The transitional provisions modify the provisions relating to council tax demand notices served by billing authorities (Part I of Schedule 3 to the 1993 Regulations) and to non-domestic rating demand notices (Part II of Schedule 3) for the financial year 1996/7 to reflect the fact that new police authorities will not be able to supply all the information required by that Part.
1988 c. 41; see section 146(6) for the definition of “prescribed”. Relevant amendments to Schedule 9 were made by paragraph 44 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 c. 42(), and by paragraph 87 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).
1992 c. 14; see section 116(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.