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The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

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CONTRACTING OUT

This Order makes provision to enable a billing authority in relation to the council tax and non-domestic rates, and a local authority which has the functions of a charging authority in relation to community charges, to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, (a “contractor”) to exercise functions relating to the administration and enforcement of the council tax, community charges and non-domestic rates. The following local authorities are billing authorities and have the functions of a charging authority— the council of a district or London borough, the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, a county council which has the functions of a district council by virtue of an order under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 making provision for local government changes in England, and, in relation to Wales, a county council or county borough council.

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 1(3)

The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2014

Sch.

para. 6(1)(a)

art. 3

art. 2(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 12(a)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

art. 2(4)(b)

art. 1(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 12(b)(c)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

art. 2(4)(c)

art. 1(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 13A

13B

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

art. 2(5)

art. 1(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 13A

13B

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2013

art. 2(5)

art. 1(1)

PART IVCOMMUNITY CHARGES: CONTRACTING OUT

Personal and standard community charges: payments35

Subject to article 67, an authority may authorise a contractor to exercise the function of reaching agreement with a chargeable person as to—

a

the manner of payment of an amount required to be paid under a demand notice issued before or during the chargeable financial year to which the notice relates; and

b

provision for the cessation or adjustment of payments, the making of fresh estimates, and the treatment of any sums paid in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Regulations before the agreement was entered into.