The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019

PART 4 E+W Basis of distribution of levy account surplus

Calculation of amounts due to authorities E+W

19.  In relation to a year the amount to be paid to a relevant authority to which a distribution is to be made in that year under paragraph 30 of Schedule 7B to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 is to be calculated in accordance with the formula—

where—

A is the amount determined for that year by the Secretary of State under paragraph 30(1) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act;

B is the amount specified in Column B of Schedule 5 with respect to the authority;

C is the amount specified in Column C of Schedule 5 with respect to the authority;

∑B is the sum of the amounts specified in Column B of Schedule 5 with respect to authorities to which a distribution is being made in that year;

∑C is the sum of the amounts specified in Column C of Schedule 5 with respect to authorities to which a distribution is being made in that year.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 19 in force at 28.3.2019, see reg. 1(2)

Amendment of Schedule 5 E+W

20.—(1) The table in Schedule 5 to these Regulations (table of authorities, values for A and B) is amended as follows.

(2) Under the heading “The Council for the local government area of—”—

(a) for the rows containing the entries for “Dorset” and “Northamptonshire” in Column A, substitute in the appropriate places—

Dorset	58,171,978	38,700,225
Northamptonshire	113,739,056	75,667,484;

(b) insert the following rows in the appropriate places—

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	72,103,248	47,968,318
East Suffolk	9,093,334	6,049,547
Somerset West and Taunton	5,135,401	3,416,441
West Suffolk	5,940,226	3,951,870;

(c) omit the rows containing the following entries in Column A—

(i) “Bournemouth”;

(ii) “Christchurch”;

(iii) “East Dorset”;

(iv) “Forest Heath”;

(v) “North Dorset”;

(vi) “Poole”;

(vii) “Purbeck”;

(viii) “St Edmundsbury”;

(ix) “Suffolk Coastal”;

(x) “Taunton Deane”;

(xi) “Waveney”;

(xii) “West Dorset”;

(xiii) “West Somerset”;

(xiv) “Weymouth and Portland”.

(3) Under the heading “The fire and rescue authority for the area of—” insert the following row in the appropriate place—

Northamptonshire

7,091,169

4,717,561

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 20 in force at 1.4.2019, see reg. 1(3)