SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)

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(1)

In subsection (5)(a) of section 139A of that Act (information), for the words “charging authority" there shall be substituted the words “ billing authority ”.

(2)

For subsection (6) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(6)

A proper officer (within the meaning of the M1Local Government Act 1972) of a relevant authority is a relevant officer.”

(3)

After subsection (7) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(7A)

A community charges registration officer shall supply to a billing authority such information as fulfils the following conditions—

(a)

it is in his possession or control;

(b)

the authority requests him to supply it; and

(c)

it is requested by the authority for the purpose of complying with subsection (2) above;

and the reference in this subsection to a community charges registration officer shall be construed in accordance with section 26 above.”

(4)

Subsection (8) of that section shall cease to have effect.