Local Government Finance Act 1988

141 Payments to and from authorities. E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations in relation to any case where—

(a) he is liable to pay to a receiving authority at any time an amount or amounts under one or more of the first relevant provisions, and

(b) the authority is liable to pay to him at the same time an amount or amounts under one or more of the second relevant provisions.

(2) The regulations may provide that if the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above exceeds the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above, he may set off the latter in paying the former.

(3) The regulations may provide that if the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above exceeds the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above, the authority shall set off the latter in paying the former.

(4) The regulations may provide that if the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above is the same as the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above no payment need be made in respect of the former or the latter.

(5) Without prejudice to [F1 sections 143(2) and 143A(3)], the regulations may include provision—

(a) treating any liability mentioned in subsection (1) above as discharged accordingly;

(b) requiring prescribed provisions of this Act (such as sections 79(2)[F2 , 84H(2) and 86B(2)] F3 ...) to be read subject to the regulations;

(c) requiring prescribed provisions of this Act (such as [F4 paragraph 2 of Schedule 7B or] paragraph 2 of Schedule 8) to be read as if references to sums received or payments made were to sums or payments which would have been received or made apart from the regulations.

F5 [(6) Each of the following is a receiving authority—

(a) a billing authority, and

(b) a major precepting authority.

(7) The first relevant provisions are sections 83, 84C[F6 , 84K, 84N and 86B] F7 ... above, [F8 regulations under section 99(3) above, regulations made under paragraph 7 of Schedule 7B below, paragraphs 14(2), (9) and (10), 17(7) and (8) and 27(1) of that Schedule, regulations made under paragraph 28 of that Schedule, paragraph 30(6) of that Schedule, regulations made under paragraph 33 of that Schedule, regulations made under paragraph 42 of that Schedule,] paragraph 5(10) and (14) of Schedule 8 below, [F9 regulations made for the purpose mentioned in paragraph 4(7) of that Schedule,] regulations made under paragraph 5(15) or 6(5) of that Schedule [F10 and paragraphs 12 and 15 of that Schedule.]

(8) The second relevant provisions are sections 83[F11 , 84C, 84K and 84N] above, [F12 regulations under section 99(3) above, paragraph 6 of Schedule 7B below, regulations made under paragraph 7 of that Schedule, paragraphs 14(1), (6) and (7), 17(4) and (5) and 24(1) of that Schedule, regulations made under paragraph 28 of that Schedule, regulations made under paragraph 33 of that Schedule, regulations made under paragraph 42 of that Schedule,] paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 below, regulations made under sub-paragraph (15) of that paragraph and paragraphs 12 and 15 of that Schedule.]

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 141(5) substituted (16.11.2024) by Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 6), s. 23(2)(g), Sch. para. 19(4)

F2 Words in s. 141(5)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(5) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 7(2)

F3 Words in s. 141(5)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 3(13) of the amending Act) by virtue of Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 3(4)(a)

F4 Words in s. 141(5)(c) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 5(3) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), Sch. 3 para. 28(2)

F5 S. 141(6)-(8) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 79(1) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

F6 Words in s. 141(7) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(5) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 7(3)(a)

F7 Words in s. 141(7) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 3(13) of the amending Act) by virtue of Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 3(4)(b)

F8 Words in s. 141(7) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 5(3) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), Sch. 3 para. 28(3)

F9 Words in s. 141(7) inserted (18.11.2003 for E., 27.11.2003 for W.) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), s. 128(6), Sch. 7 para. 23; S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8 Sch.); S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F10 Words in s. 141(7) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(5) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 7(3)(b)

F11 Words in s. 141(8) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(5) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 7(4)

F12 Words in s. 141(8) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 5(3) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), Sch. 3 para. 28(4)

F13 S. 141(9) repealed (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117, Sch. 13 para. 79(2), Sch.14 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))