1992 No. 2996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Finance (Payments) (English Authorities) Regulations 1992

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of his powers under sections 140(4), 141, 143(1) and 146(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 19881, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Payments) (English Authorities) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1 April 1993.

2.

(1)

Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply in any case where–

(a)

the Secretary of State is liable to pay to an English receiving authority at any time an amount or amounts under one or more of the first relevant provisions, and

(b)

that authority is liable to pay to him at the same time an amount or amounts under one or more of the second relevant provisions.

(2)

If the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above exceeds the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above, the Secretary of State may set off the latter in paying the former.

(3)

If the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above exceeds the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above, the receiving authority shall set off the latter in paying the former.

(4)

If the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above is the same as the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above, no payment need be made in respect of the former or the latter.

3.

(1)

Where the Secretary of State exercises his powers under paragraph (2) of regulation 2, any liability of the receiving authority which has been set off in accordance with that paragraph, and the part of the liability of the Secretary of State against which that liability has been set off, shall be treated as discharged.

(2)

Where a receiving authority sets off any amount in accordance with paragraph (3) of regulation 2, any liability of the Secretary of State which is set off in accordance with that paragraph, and the part of the liability of the authority against which that liability has been set off, shall be treated as discharged.

(3)

Where in accordance with regulation 2(4) no payment is made by the Secretary of State or the receiving authority, their respective liabilities which are taken into account shall be treated as discharged.

4.

(1)

The provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“the Act”)2 prescribed below shall be read subject to these Regulations–

  • section 79(2) and (3)

  • section 83(1) to (5)

  • section 84C

  • section 86(2) and (3)

  • paragraph 5(4), (5), (7), (9), (10)(b) and (14) of Schedule 8

  • paragraph 12 of Schedule 8

  • paragraph 15 of Schedule 8.

(2)

The provisions of paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Act3 shall be read as if references to sums received or payments made were to sums or payments which would have been received or made apart from these Regulations.

5.

The Local Government Finance (Payments) (English Authorities) Regulations 19904 are hereby revoked.
Michael Howard
Secretary of State for the Environment
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Local Government Finance (Payments) (English Authorities) Regulations 1990.

These Regulations apply where the Secretary of State is liable under the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“the Act”) to make payments to a receiving authority in England and the receiving authority is at the same time liable under the Act to make payments to the Secretary of State.

Regulation 2 provides that where the Secretary of State and a receiving authority are liable at the same time to make payments to each other under the provisions referred to in section 141(7) or (8) of the Act, the payer may set off against the amount he pays the amount which is liable to be paid to him.