19Certain county councils to be billing authoritiesE+W
(1)Where an order under this Chapter transfers the functions of district councils in relation to any area to a council for a county consisting of that area, the county council—
(a)shall, for any financial year beginning at the same time as or after that transfer, be a billing authority for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) in relation to the area;
(b)shall not, for any such year, be a major precepting authority for those purposes.
(2)This section does not limit any power to make provision by order under this Chapter or any power to make incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision in connection with the provisions of any such order.
(3)In this section “financial year” means 12 months beginning with 1 April.
Commencement Information
I1S. 19 in force at 1.11.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(a)