PART IIICOUNCIL TAX: CONSEQUENTIAL, SUPPLEMENTAL AND INCIDENTAL PROVISIONS
Amendment of Regulations
28. The Regulations and the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Attachment of Earnings Order) (Wales) Regulations 1992(1) (“the 1992 (Wales) Regulations”) are amended in accordance with article 29, and the Regulations are further amended in accordance with article 30.
Form of attachment of earnings order
29. An order made under regulation 37 by a contractor under an authorisation given by virtue of this Order shall—
(a)in the case of an attachment of earnings order by an English billing authority, be in the form specified in Schedule 3 to the Regulations, except that for the words in that form “Proper officer of the authority” there shall be substituted “Person authorised by the authority to make this order”; and
(b)in the case of an attachment of earnings order by a Welsh billing authority, be in the form specified in the Schedule to the 1992 (Wales) Regulations, except that for the words in that form “Proper officer of the authority” there shall be substituted “Person authorised by the authority to make this order”, and for the words in that form “Swyddog priodol yr awdurdod” there shall be substituted “Person a awdurdodir gan yr awdurdod i wneud y gorchymyn hwn”.
Magistrates' courts
30.—(1) In regulation 32, after ““attachment of earnings order” means an order under regulation 37;” insert—
““authorised person” means any person authorised by a billing authority to exercise any functions relating to the administration and enforcement of the council tax;.”
(2) In regulation 53(4) and (5), after “the applicant authority” insert “or an authorised person”.
(3) In regulation 57(2), after “given by the billing authority” insert “or an authorised person”.