The Relevant Population (England) Regulations 1990

Formula for authorities affected by boundary changes

2.—(1) Where it appears to the charging authority making the calculation that the number of persons subject to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in any part of the charging authority’s area will, in the period between the relevant day and 2nd April in the year, be affected by a boundary changes order made by the Secretary of State on or before 8th December in the preceding year and coming into force at any time during that period the appropriate formula is—

where—

a

R, P, PS, W and WS have the same meanings as in paragraph 1 above;

b

PJ is the authority’s estimate of the number of persons, other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) below, who were not on the relevant day shown in the authority’s register as subject on that day to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in the relevant part of the authority’s area but who, as a result of a boundary changes order, will on 1st April in the year be subject to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in that part;

c

PJS is the authority’s estimate of the number of persons, who were not on the relevant day shown in the authority’s register as subject on that day to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in the relevant part of the authority’s area but who will on 1st April in the year, as a result of a boundary changes order, be subject to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in that part, and will be undertaking a full-time course of education on that day;

d

PL is the authority’s estimate of the number of persons, other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(e) below, shown in the authority’s register on the relevant day as subject on that day to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in the relevant part of the authority’s area, who, as a result of a boundary changes order, will on 1st April in the year not be subject to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in that part;

e

PLS is the authority’s estimate of the number of persons shown in the authority’s register on the relevant day as both subject on that day to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in the relevant part of the authority’s area and undertaking a full-time course of education on that day, who, as a result of a boundary changes order, will on 1st April in the year not be subject to a personal community charge in respect of a residence in that part;

f

WJ, WJS, WL and WLS have the same meanings as PJ, PJS, PL and PLS respectively, with the modification that the references in sub-paragraphs (1)(b) to (1)(e) above to the relevant part of an authority’s area shall be construed as references to the authority’s area as a whole.

(2) The estimates required to be made under this paragraph shall be made using information from the registration officer for the charging authority and any information available to him from the registration officer of any other charging authority affected by the boundary changes order in question.