Local Government Finance Act 1992, Cross Heading: Failure to supply information to or notify billing authority is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1(1)Where a person is requested by a billing authority to supply information under any provision included in regulations under paragraph 2, 3, 9 or 10(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act, the authority may impose a penalty of [F1£70 ]on him if—E+W+S
(a)he fails to supply the information in accordance with the provision; or
(b)in purported compliance with the provision he knowingly supplies information which is inaccurate in a material particular.
(2)In any case where—
(a)a person is required by any provision included in regulations under paragraph 4, 5, 9 or 10(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act to notify a billing authority; and
(b)he fails without reasonable excuse to notify the authority in accordance with the provision,
the authority may impose a penalty of [F2£70 ]on him.
(3)Where a penalty has been imposed on a person under sub-paragraph (1) above and he is requested by the authority again to supply the same information under the same provision, the authority may impose a further penalty of [F3£280 ]on him if—
(a)he fails to supply the information in accordance with the provision; or
(b)in purported compliance with the provision he knowingly supplies information which is inaccurate in a material particular.
(4)Sub-paragraph (3) above applies each time the authority repeats a request.
(5)A penalty under this paragraph shall be paid to the authority imposing it.
(6)An authority may quash a penalty imposed by it under this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1(1) substituted (1.5.2008) by Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/981), arts. 1(1), 2(2)
F2Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1(2) substituted (1.5.2008) by Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/981), arts. 1(1), 2(2)
F3Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1(3) substituted (1.5.2008) by Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/981), arts. 1(1), 2(3)
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
