The Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 1990

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 7th February 1990.

(2) In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“appropriate levying body” in relation to an English charging authority means a passenger transport authority, the Broads Authority or the National Rivers Authority, insofar as the authority has power to issue a levy to the charging authority, or has power to issue a levy to a county council having power to issue a precept to the charging authority;

“charging authority” does not include a special authority;

“community charge demand notice” means a demand notice within the meaning of Part III of the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989(1) which is given by an English charging authority (including such a notice given pursuant to the Community Charges (Co-owners) Regulations 1990(2));

“the distribution report” means the report entitled the Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (England) made on 20th December 1989 by the Secretary of State for the Environment under section 80 of the Act;

“rate demand notice” means a demand notice within the meaning of Part II of the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989(3) which is given by an English charging authority (including such a notice given pursuant to Part II of the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1990(4) (joint owners and occupiers));

“the relevant charge” in relation to a notice and a charging authority means the amount set by the authority under section 32, 34 or 35 of the Act(5) which is applicable to the notice, or which would be so applicable but for any provision of the Personal Community Charge (Relief) (England) Regulations 1990(6);

“the relevant year” in relation to a notice means the chargeable financial year to which the demand for payment made by it relates;

“the special grant report” means the report made on 20th December 1989 by the Secretary of State for Education and Science and on 21st December 1989 by the Secretary of State for the Environment under section 146 of the Local Goverment and Housing Act 1989(7); and

“specific grants” means grants or subsidies which fall to be credited to revenue account and which are paid out of monies provided by Parliament, other than grants or subsidies which fall to be paid into a collection fund under section 90(1) of the Act.

(1)

S.I. 1989/438; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1989/2274.

(2)

S.I. 1990/146.

(3)

S.I. 1989/1058; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1990/145.

(4)

S.I. 1990/145.

(5)

Sections 32, 34 and 35 were amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 5, paragraphs 14, 16 and 17.

(6)

S.I. 1990/2.

(7)

1989 c. 42.