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F1Sch. 7B inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 1(6) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 1(4), Sch. 1

Calculations and supply of information by relevant authoritiesE+W

43(1)The Secretary of State may, for the purposes of any provision of or made under this Schedule or Part 6 (funds) so far as applying to non-domestic rates, direct a relevant authority to make calculations, or to supply information to the Secretary of State, in accordance with the direction.

(2)The direction may require the calculations to be made, or the information to be supplied, before such time as is specified in the direction.

(3)The direction may require the calculations or information to be certified in accordance with the direction.

(4)If a relevant authority does not comply with a direction under this paragraph, the Secretary of State may make the calculations that the Secretary of State thinks would have been made, or make assumptions as to the information that would have been supplied, by the authority if it had complied with the direction.

(5)If the Secretary of State proceeds under sub-paragraph (4), the Secretary of State must notify the authority—

(a)of that fact, and

(b)of the calculations or assumptions that the Secretary of State has made.

(6)If any calculation or information certified in accordance with a direction under this paragraph does not match that made or supplied by the authority in question, the Secretary of State may use the certified calculation or information.

(7)If the Secretary of State proceeds under sub-paragraph (6), the Secretary of State must notify the authority of that fact.

(8)For the purposes of any provision made by or under Part 5 or 7 of this Schedule that applies to pools of authorities, this paragraph has effect as if references to a relevant authority included a reference to such a pool.

(9)Where sub-paragraph (5) or (7) applies to a pool of authorities by virtue of sub-paragraph (8), the Secretary of State must notify each relevant authority in the pool of the matters in question.

Regulations about calculations and supply of informationE+W

44The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)make any provision that could be made by a direction under paragraph 43;

(b)make provision for the Secretary of State to give a direction that could be given under that paragraph;

(c)make any provision made by that paragraph in relation to a direction under it—

(i)in relation to provision made by regulations under this paragraph, or

(ii)in relation to a direction given by the Secretary of State under regulations under this paragraph.

Interpretation of ScheduleE+W

45In this Schedule—

  • “actual rating income”, in relation to a billing authority, has the meaning given by paragraph 32(4)(b);

  • “basis of calculation” has the meaning given by paragraph 12(1);

  • “the central share” has the meaning given by paragraph 4;

  • “deemed rating income”, in relation to a billing authority, has the meaning given by paragraph 32(4)(a);

  • “local government finance report” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(1);

  • “the local share” has the meaning given by paragraph 4;

  • “levy account” has the meaning given by paragraph 19(1);

  • “levy payment” has the meaning given by paragraph 22(1);

  • “main non-domestic rating account” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(1);

  • a “pool of authorities” means two or more relevant authorities designated as a pool of authorities under paragraph 34;

  • “relevant authority” means—

    (a)

    a billing authority in England, or

    (b)

    a major precepting authority in England;

  • “safety net payment” has the meaning given by paragraph 25(1);

  • “year” means a chargeable financial year.]

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