Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the principal Regulations” means the Local Government Changes for England (Finance) Regulations 1994(1);
“the 1989 Regulations” means the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989(2);
“the 1992 Regulations” means the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992(3); and
“relevant successor authority” means—
in connection with a community charge payable to the abolished authority by virtue of a residence, property or dwelling situated in any part of its area, the successor authority for that part; and
in connection with council tax payable to the abolished authority in respect of a dwelling situated in any part of its area, the successor authority for that part.
(2) In these Regulations the following expressions shall have the same meaning as in the principal Regulations—
“abolished authority”, “the Act”, “the 1992 Act”, “preceding year”, “preliminary period”, “the reorganisation date”, “section 17 order” and “successor authority”.
(3) In these Regulations—
(a)any reference to a relinquishing authority is a reference to a local authority which, by virtue of a section 17 order, ceases to have functions in relation to a part of its area (referred to in these Regulations as “the transferred area”) from the reorganisation date; and
(b)any reference to an acquiring authority is a reference to an authority which, by virtue of a section 17 order, has from the reorganisation date all the functions which prior to that date were the functions of the relinquishing authority (or would have all the functions but for an order under sections 21 and 22 of the Act) in relation to the transferred area.
S.I. 1994/2825.
S.I. 1989/438. Relevant amendments to the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 were made by the Community Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989 No. 2274), the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992 No. 219), the Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992 No. 474), and the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993 No. 775).
S.I. 1992/613. The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 were amended by the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992 No. 3008) and the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993 No. 773).