Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations confer a general power on certain transport bodies (regulation 3) to issue levies to local authorities for the purpose of meeting their expenses in respect of financial years beginning in or after 1993 where, but for section 117 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, they would have a statutory power to require the authorities to pay those expenses.
The Regulations include provisions as to when levies are to be issued (regulation 5), the maximum amount of certain levies (regulation 6), the issue of substituted levies (regulation 9), and the payment of levies (regulation 10) and interest thereon (regulation 11). Where a body may issue levies to more than one authority regulation 7 provides for the method of apportionment and regulation 8 provides, in certain cases, for the supply of information by billing authorities. Regulations 12 and 13 provide for a local authority to anticipate a levy which may be issued to it. Different provision is made for different bodies according to the terms of the Act or instrument conferring the specific power.
Regulation 15 revokes the Transport Levying Bodies Regulations 1990 subject to a transitional provision.