The Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 210

COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1992

Made

6th February 1992

Laid before Parliament

10th February 1992

Coming into force

2nd March 1992

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13A, 31(10), 140(4), 143(1) and (2) and 146(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 2nd March 1992. They apply to Wales only.

Interpretation etc.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“applicable relief”, in relation to a community area, means the amount (if any) prescribed in relation to that area in Schedule 1;

“Caldey” means Caldey Island and St. Margaret’s Island in the County of Dyfed;

“community” means a community within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972(2);

“community area” means—

(a)

an area which is co-extensive with the area, as at 1st January 1992, of a community, and a community area identified in Schedule 1 by the name of a community in a district means the area which is co-extensive with the area of the community of that name at that date;

(b)

Caldey;

“prescribed year” means the chargeable financial year prescribed in regulation 3;

“set charge” means the amount set by the relevant charging authority as its personal community charge for its area for the prescribed year under Part II of the Act or any substitute amount so set or, where the authority has set different amounts for different areas, the amount applicable in the case of the chargepayer concerned, apart from these Regulations.

(2) References in these Regulations to the amount a person is liable to pay in respect of a personal community charge shall be construed as references to that amount before any reduction is made to that amount in respect of his entitlement to community charge benefit under the Social Security Act 1986(3).

(3) These Regulations apply whether the liability of a person to pay an amount to a charging authority in respect of a personal community charge arises under section 12 of the Act or that section read with section 13 of the Act.

Prescribed Year

3.  The chargeable financial year beginning on 1st April 1992 is prescribed as the year for which these Regulations apply.

Calculation of, and entitlement to, relief

4.—(1) Subject to regulation 5, if—

(a) a person is liable to pay an amount to a charging authority in respect of a personal community charge as it has effect for the prescribed year, and

(b) the residence by virtue of which he is subject on a day in the prescribed year to that charge is situated in a community area named in Schedule 1,

the amount he is liable to pay in respect of the charge for that day shall be found in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The liability of the person to pay an amount in respect of the charge for a day in the prescribed year shall be calculated as if the charging authority had set for that year a charge equal to its set charge less—

(a) the applicable relief for the community area in which is situated the residence by virtue of which he is subject on that day to the charge, or

(b) if less, such sum as is equal to its set charge.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, if a residence consists of premises, and the premises are, or are treated as, situated wholly within a community area, the residence shall be treated as situated in that community area.

(4) The rules in Schedule 2 shall apply for the purposes of the application of paragraph (3).

5.  Regulation 4 shall not apply to reduce the liability of a person to pay an amount in respect of a personal community charge for any day if the reduction in his liability would occasion a reduction, which is greater, in the amount of community charge benefit to which he is entitled under the Social Security Act 1986 in relation to that day.

Provision of information

6.  Except as regards a decision to which regulation 7 applies, where a charging authority makes a decision relating to the application or operation of these Regulations in relation to a person, the authority shall, if requested in writing by the person so affected, provide himwith a written statement of its decision and the reasons for it; and the statement shall be dated and sent within 14 days from the date on which it is requested or as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter.

7.  A charging authority which decides that regulation 5 applies in the case of a person shall within 14 days of the date of that decision provide the person in question with a statement of the effect of that regulation and its reasons for deciding that it applies in his case.

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

6th February 1992

Regulations 2 and 4

SCHEDULE 1 PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS OF RELIEF

In the district of:	Community Area	Amount Prescribed (applicable relief) £
ABERCONWY	Bro Garmon	25
	Bro Machno	45
	Capel CuDolgarrog	29
	Dolwyddelan	11
	Llanfairfechan	5
	Ysbyty Ifan	49
ALYN AND DEESIDE	Hope	20
	Llanfynydd	23
	Queensferry	32
	Saltney	15
	Sealand	24
	Shotton	16
	Treuddyn	32
ARFON	Bethesda	36
	Betws Garmon	35
	Bontnewydd	3
	Llanberis	48
	Llanddeiniolen	36
	Llandygai	15
	Llandwrog Llanllyfni	42
	Llanrug	2
	Llanwnda	15
	Waunfawr	8
BLAENAU GWENT	Abertillery	63
	Beaufort	25
	Brynmawr	39
	Cwm	71
	Ebbw Vale	48
	Llanhilleth	63
	Nantyglo and Blaina	42
	Tredegar	45
BRECKNOCK	Cray	19
	Erwood	10
Felin-fâch	7
	Lanafanfawr	20
	Llangamarch	19
	Llanwrthwl	7
	Llywel	20
	Maescar	8
	Merthyr Cynog	33
	Tawe-Uchaf	31
	Trallong	15
	Treflys	12
	Ysfradfellte	4
	Ystradgynlais	25
CARDIFF	Adamsdown	69
	Caerau	8
	Canton	18
	Cathays	66
	Ely	6
	Gabalfa	28
	Grangetown	39
	Llandaff North	10
	Llanrumney	6
	Plasnewydd	39
	Riverside	33
	Rumney	1
	Splott	53
	Tongwynlais	23
	Trowbridge	16
CARMARTHEN	Abergwili	2
	Abernant	60
	Cenarth	36
	Cilymaenllwyd	55
	Clynderwen	24
	Cynwyl Elfed	39
	Eglwyscummin	27
	Gorslas	13
	Henllanfallteg	41
	Laugharne Township	11
	Llanarthney	21
	Llanboidy	56
	Llanddarog	14
	Llanddowror	35
	Llanfihangel-ar-Arth	23
	Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn	50
	Llangain	21
	Llangeler	29
	Llangyndeyrn	27
	Llangynin	34
	Llangynog	42
	Llanllawddog	24
	Llanllwni	30
	Llanpumsaint	42
	Llansteffan	9
	Llanwinio	55
	Llanybydder	21
	Llanycrwys	62
	Meidrim	38
	Newchurch and Merthyr	22
	Pencarreg	31
	Trelech	54
	Whitland	10
CEREDIGION	Beulah	25
	Ciliau Aeron	40
	Dyffryn Arth	27
	Henfynyw	12
	Llanarth	19
	Llanddewi Brefi	7
	Llandyfriog	28
	Llandysiliogogo	41
	Llandysul	25
	Llanfair Clydogau	41
	Llanfihangel Ystrad	30
	Llangeitho	23
	Llangwyryfon	28
	Llangybi	39
	Llanwenog	41
	Llanwnnen	35
	Lledrod	21
	Nantcwnlle	35
	Penbryn	14
	Pontarfynach	20
	Trawsgoed	4
	Troedyraur	38
	Ysbyty Ystwyth	7
	Ystrad Fflur	4
	Ystrad Meurig	7
COLWYN	Betws yn Rhos	28
	Cerrigydrudion	58
	Llanfair Talhaiarn	40
	Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr	61
	Llangernyw	48
	Llangwm	40
	Llannefydd	44
	Llansannan	44
	Llysfaen	5
	Pentrefoelas	70
	Trefnant	2
CYNON VALLEY	Aberaman	38
	Abercynon	61
	Aberdare	43
	Cwmbach	44
	Hirwaun	34
	Mountain Ash	48
	Penrhiwceiber	80
	Pen-y-waun	43
	Rhigos	40
	Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm	34
DELYN	Bagillt	25
	Brynford	37
	Caerwys	9
	Flint	10
	Halkyn	28
	Holywell	6
	Leeswood	34
	Mostyn	20
	Nannerch	2
	Nercwys	43
	Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor	19
	Ysceifiog	16
DINEFWR	Betws	12
	Cilycwm	47
	Cwmamman	29
	Cynwyl Gaeo	60
	Dyffryn Cennen	28
	Llanddeusant	66
	Llandovery	8
	Llandybie	10
	Llanegwad	9
	Llanfair-ar-y-bryn	57
	Llanfihangel Aberbythych	27
	Llanfynydd	59
	Llangadog	40
	Llangathen	25
	Llansadwrn	59
	Llansawel	54
	Llanwrda	25
	Manordeilo and Salem	21
	Myddfai	54
	Quarter Bach	30
	Talley	56
DWYFOR	Aberdaron	40
	Beddgelert	33
	Botwnnog	50
	Buan	22
	Clynnog	36
	Dolbenmaen	27
	Llanaelhaearn	50
	LLannor	30
	Llanystumdwy	24
	Pistyll	53
	Pwllheli	2
	Tudweiliog	41
GLYNDWR	Aberwheeler	81
	Betws Gwerfil Goch	105
	Bryneglwys	85
	Ceiriog Ucha	61
	Chirk	28
	Clocaenog	90
	Corwen	71
	Cyffylliog	74
	Cynwyd	84
	Denbigh	28
	Derwen	64
	Efenechtyd	21
	Glyntraian	52
	Gwyddelwern	93
	Henllan	42
	Llanarmon-yn-Ial	46
	Llandegla	58
	Llandrillo	57
	Llandyrnog	52
	Llanelidan	65
	Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd	46
	Llanferres	51
	Llangedwyn	90
	Llangollen	39
	Llangollen Rural	54
	Llangynhafal	29
	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant	90
	Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch	49
	Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog	62
	Llansilin	69
	Llantysilio	49
	Llanynys	42
	Nantglyn	77
	Ruthin	4
ISLWYN	Abercarn	43
	Argoed	42
	Blackwood	11
	Cefn Fforest	38
	Crosskeys	35
	Crumlin	28
	Newbridge	36
	Pengam	30
	Penmaen	17
	Pontllanfraith	4
	Risca	11
	Ynysddu	50
LLANELLI	Cefn Sidan	13
	Kidwelly	40
	Llanedi	19
	Llanelli	5
	Llanelli Rural	6
	Llangennech	15
	Llannon	35
	Pontyberem	39
	Trimsaran	46
LLIW VALLEY	Cilybebyll	15
	Clydach	25
	Cwmllynfell	59
	Gorseinon	25
	Gowerton	9
	Grovesend	41
	Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen	57
	Llwchwr	11
	Mawr	59
	Pontardawe	37
	Pontardulais	24
	Ystalyfera	61
MEIRIONNYDD	Brithdir and Llanfachreth	23
	Corris	48
	Ffestiniog	56
	Ganllwyd	48
	Llandderfel	27
	Llanegryn	9
	Llanfihangel-y-Pennant	29
	Llanfrothen	26
	Llangywer	28
	Llanuwchllyn	27
	Llanycil	42
	Maentwrog	70
	Mawddwy	30
	Penrhyndeudraeth	5
	Talsarnau	6
	Trawsfynydd	3
MERTHYR TYDFIL	Bedlinog	46
	Dowlais	41
	Merthyr Vale	52
	Pant	15
	Park	4
	Penydarren	24
	Town	28
	Treharris	31
	Troed-y-rhiw	53
MONMOUTH	Rogiet	2
MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Banwy	2
	Churchstoke	3
	Dwyriw	19
	Glantwymyn	2
	Llanbrynmair	9
	Llandinam	3
	Llandyssil	7
	Llanerfyl	1
	Llanfechain	2
	Llanfihangel	24
	Llangurig	10
	Llangynog Llanidloes Without	3
	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant	1
	Llanwddyn	6
	Trefeglwys	3
NEATH	Blaengwrach	55
	Briton Ferry	33
	Clyne	54
	Coedffranc	13
	Crynant	31
	Dyffryn Clydach	10
	Glynneath	50
	Neath	18
	Onllwyn	79
	Pelenna	52
	Resolven	68
	Seven Sisters	74
	Tonna	15
NEWPORT	Bishton	10
	Goldcliff	11
	Liswerry	10
	Nash	32
	Pillgwenlly	17
	Redwick	21
	Stow Hill	18
	Victoria	36
	Wentlooge	29
OGWR	Bridgend	9
	Cefn Cribwr	64
	Coychurch Higher	69
	Cynffig	54
	Garw Valley	103
	Laleston	5
	Llangynwyd Lower	64
	Llangynwyd Middle	59
	Maesteg	72
	Ogmore Valley	85
	Pencoed	5
	St. Bride’s Minor	76
	Ynysawdre	70
PORT TALBOT	Aberavon	43
	Bryn	47
	Cwmavon	12
	Glyncorrwg	78
	Margam	1
	Port Talbot	28
	Sandfields East	7
	Sandfields West	33
	Tai Bach	31
PRESELI PEMBROKESHIRE	Ambleston	37
	Boncath	25
	Brawdy	64
	Camrose	1
	Cilgerran	21
	Clydey	54
	Crymych	37
	Cwm Gwaun	53
	Eglwyswrw	37
	Fishguard and Goodwick	2
	Freystrop	2
	Hayscastle	15
	Letterston	6
	Llandissilio West	20
	Llanrhian	15
	Llanstadwell	19
	Maenclochog	36
	Manordeifi	33
	Marloes and St. Brides	19
	Mathry	35
	Mynachlog-Ddu	61
	Nevern	26
	New Moat	46
	Neyland	15
	Pencaer	29
	Puncheston	53
	Rosemarket	16
	Scleddau	27
	Spittal	10
	St. Dogmaels	21
	St. Ishmael's	7
	Tiers Cross	9
	Trecwn	24
	Walwyn’s Castle	18
	Wiston	22
	Wolfscastle	25
RADNORSHIRE	Abbey Cwmhir	17
	Gladestry	9
	Llanbadarn Fynydd	16
	Llanbister	15
	Llanddewi Ystradenny	4
	Llanelwedd	1
	Llangunllo	6
	Old Radnor	6
	Penybont	1
	St. Harmon	4
RHONDDA	Cwm Clydach	64
	Cymmer	64
	Ferndale	64
	Llwyn-y-pia	64
	Maerdy	64
	Pentre	64
	Pen-y-graig	64
	Porth	64
	Tonypandy	64
	Trealaw	64
	Trehafod	64
	Treherbert	64
	TreorchyC64
	Tylorstown	64
	Ynyshir	64
	Ystrad	64
RHUDDLAN	Bodelwyddan	46
	Bodfari	41
	Cwm	49
	Rhyl	31
	St. Asaph	12
	Tremeirchion	49
	Waen	49
RHYMNEY VALLEY	Aber Valley	49
	Bargoed	48
	Darran Valley	70
	Gelligaer	22
	Llanbradach	23
	Nelson	20
	New Tredegar	88
	Rhymney	42
SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE	Angle	2
	Caldey	29
	Carew	6
	Castlemartin	15
	Hundleton	8
	Jeffreyston	33
	Lampeter Velfrey	7
	Llanddewi Velfrey	27
	Llawhaden	21
	Martletwy	8
	Pembroke Dock	9
	Slebech	20
	Stackpole	6
SWANSEA	Birchgrove	11
	Bonymaen	25
	Castle	25
	Cockett	2
	Cwmbwrla	49
	Landore	81
	Llanrhidian Higher	22
	Llanrhidian Lower	9
	Llansamlet	14
	Morriston	10
	St. Thomas	66
	Townhill	23
TAFF-ELY	Gilfac Goch	48
	Llanharan	5
	Llanharry	18
	Pontypridd	17
	Tonyrefail	32
TORFAEN	Abersychan	24
	Blaenavon	36
	Henllys	39
	Panteg	3
	Pen Tranch	45
	Pontymoile	16
	Trevethin	23
VALE OF GLAMORGAN	St. Athan	7
	St. Donats	42
WREXHAM MAELOR	Abenbury	2
	Bronington	38
	Broughton	60
	Brymbo	58
	Caia Park	51
	Cefn	58
	Coedpoeth	47
	Esclusham	38
	Gwersyllt	45
	Hanmer	27
	Holt	5
	Isycoed	52
	Llay	43
	Maelor South	53
	Minera
	20
	Offa	12
	Overton	25
	Penycae	60
	Rhosllanerchrugog	50
	Ruabon	37
	Willington Worthenbury	40
YNYS MÔN	Aberffraw	39
	Amlwch	15
	Bodedern	31
	Bodffordd	33
	Bodorgan	22
	Bryngwran	43
	Cylch-y-Garn	31
	Holyhead	26
	Llanddona	1
	Llanddyfnan	18
	Llaneilian	5
	Llanfachraeth	20
	Llanfaethlu	11
	Llanfair-yn-Neubwll	31
	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	33
	Llangefni	7
	Llangoed	21
	Llangristiolus	18
	Llanidan	29
	Llannerch-y-medd	34
	Mechell	36
	Penmynydd	20
	Pentraeth	16
	Rhosybol	19
	Rhosyr	22
	Tref Alaw	49
	Trewalchmai	23

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2 SITUATION OF PREMISES

1.  This Schedule contains rules for the purposes of applying regulation 4(3).

2.  In the following paragraphs, the relevant structure, in relation to premises, is the structure of which the premises consist or which forms part of such premises.

3.  Where the relevant structure is situated wholly within a community area, the premises concerned shall be treated as situated wholly within that area.

4.—(1) This paragraph applies where the relevant structure is situated wholly within the area of a charging authority and within more than one community area.

(2) The premises concerned shall be treated as situated in whichever of those community areas contains the greater or greatest part of the structure, ascertained by the charging authority by reference to its superficial extent.

(3) Where it appears to the charging authority concerned that no such part of the relevant structure can reasonably be ascertained to be greater than any other for the purposes of subparagraph (2), the premises concerned shall be treated as being situated in such community area (being an area within which some of the relevant structure is situated) as is determined by the charging authority.

5.—(1) This paragraph applies where the relevant structure is situated within the area of more than one charging authority and within more than one community area.

(2) The premises concerned shall be treated as situated in whichever of those areas contains the greater or greatest part of the relevant structure, ascertained by the charging authorities concerned by reference to its superficial extent.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where the charging authorities concerned cannot agree whether any part of the superficial extent of the relevant structure is greater than any other for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the part of the relevant structure to be treated as the greater or greatest shall be determined by lot between those authorities.

(4) In any case where—

(a) the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (3) apply, and

(b) a determination by lot is required in relation to the same circumstances for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act by virtue of regulations made under section 31(10) of the Act,

• the result of that determination shall apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) as it applies for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act.

6.  In this Schedule, “structure” does not include any structure not contiguous with the principal structure on the premises concerned.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out a scheme for reducing the liability of certain individuals in Wales to pay a personal community charge. The scheme applies for the financial year beginning 1st April 1992.

Regulation 4 provides for the reduction of a person’s liability to be determined by reference to the applicable relief for the community area in which he is treated as being resident. Regulation 5 provides that there is to be no reduction under regulation 4 if a person would thereby be worse off because of the effect on his entitlement to community charge benefit under the social security legislation.

Regulations 6 and 7 make provision for the notification of a charging authority’s decision under these Regulations, and the reasons therefor. Schedule 1 lists the community areas in relation to which an amount of relief is prescribed, together with the applicable relief in each case. Schedule 2 sets out rules for determining, for the purposes of regulation 4, how the location of premises situated in more than one community area or charging authority area is to be determined where those premises are a person’s residence.

(1)

1988 c. 41; section 13A was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42).

(2)

1972 c. 70.

(3)

1986 c. 50; section 20 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988.