Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 2866

COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND

The Council Tax (Civil Partners) (England) Regulations 2005

Made

11th October 2005

Laid before Parliament

20th October 2005

Coming into force

10th December 2005

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 11A(1) 18(1)(b)(2) and 116(1) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992(3), makes the following Regulations:

(1)

Section 11A was inserted by section 75(1) of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26). Section 75(2) of that Act inserted similar provision in relation to Wales in substitution of section 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

(2)

Section 18(1)(b) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was amended by paragraph 140 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).

(3)

1992 (c. 14). These powers are devolved, in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672); see the reference to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in Schedule 1.