2007 No. 227
The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by—
sections 32(9), 33(4), 43(7), 44(4) and 113(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 19921, and
sections 86(5), 88(8), 89(9) and 420(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 19992,
makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations—
a
may be cited as the Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2007, and
b
come into force on 6th February 2007.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to authorities in England only3.
3
These Regulations apply in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007.
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992;
“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999.
Budget requirement (billing authorities) – calculation3
Section 32 of the 1992 Act has effect as if—
a
in subsection (3)(a)4, the words “or relevant special grant” were omitted;
b
for subsection (12)5 there were substituted the following subsection—
12
In this section and section 33 below “police grant” means the grant payable in accordance with column (a) of paragraph 3.1 of the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2007/08 approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 46 of the Police Act 19966 on 31st January 2007.
c
after subsection (12) there were inserted the following subsection—
12A
In this section and section 33 below—
a
references to sums payable for the financial year in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates are references to sums so payable in accordance with the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2007/2008 approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 79(2) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19887 on 31st January 2007, and
b
references to sums payable for the financial year in respect of revenue support grant are references to sums so payable in accordance with that report.
Basic amount of council tax (billing authorities) - calculation4
Section 33(1) of the 1992 Act8 has effect as if the words “or relevant special grant” in item P were omitted.
Budget requirement (major precepting authorities other than the Greater London Authority) - calculation5
Section 43 of the 1992 Act has effect as if—
a
in subsection (3)(a)(i)9, the words “relevant special grant” were omitted; and
b
for subsection (6A)10 there were substituted the following subsection —
6A
In this section and section 44 below—
a
“police grant” has the meaning given by section 32(12) above, and
b
references to sums payable for the financial year in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates or revenue support grant are to be construed in accordance with section 32(12A) above.
Basic amount of council tax (major precepting authorities other than the Greater London Authority) - calculation6
Section 44(1) of the 1992 Act11 has effect as if the words “, relevant special grant” in item P were omitted.
Budget requirement (Greater London Authority) - calculation7
Section 85 of the 1999 Act12 has effect as if—
a
in subsection (5)(a)(i), the words “relevant special grant,” were omitted; and
b
after subsection (9) there were added the following subsection—
10
In subsection (5)(a)—
a
the reference to sums payable for the financial year in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates is a reference to sums so payable in accordance with the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2007/2008 approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 79(2) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 on 31st January 2007, and
b
the reference to sums payable for the financial year in respect of revenue support grant is a reference to sums so payable in accordance with that report.
Basic amount of council tax (Greater London Authority) - calculation8
Section 88 of the 1999 Act13 has effect as if —
a
in subsection (2), in the definition of P1, paragraph (e) and the word “and” preceding it were omitted;
b
after subsection (2) there were added the following subsection—
2A
In the definition of P1 in subsection (2) above—
a
the reference to sums payable for the financial year in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates is a reference to sums so payable in accordance with the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2007/2008 approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 79(2) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 on 31st January 2007, and
b
the reference to sums payable for the financial year in respect of revenue support grant is a reference to sums so payable in accordance with that report.
c
in subsection (3), for the words “In the definition of P1 in subsection (2) above” there were substituted the words “In that definition”; and
d
in subsection (4), paragraph (d) and the word “and” preceding it were omitted.
Additional calculation: special item for part of Greater London9
Section 89 of the 1999 Act14 has effect as if —
a
in subsection (4), in the definition of P2, paragraph (f) and the word “and” preceding it were omitted;
b
after subsection (4) there were added the following subsection—
4A
In the definition of P2 in subsection (4) above—
a
the reference to sums payable for the financial year in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates is a reference to sums so payable in accordance with the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2007/2008 approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 79(2) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 on 31st January 2007, and
b
the reference to sums payable for the financial year in respect of revenue support grant is a reference to sums so payable in accordance with that report.
c
in subsection (5), for the words “In the definition of P2 in subsection (4) above” there were substituted the words “In that definition”; and
d
in subsection (6), paragraph (e) and the word “and” preceding it were omitted.
Interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the 1999 Act10
Section 99 of the 1999 Act15 has effect as if the definition of “relevant special grant” were omitted.
Distribution of grants by the Greater London Authority11
Section 102 of the 1999 Act16 has effect as if —
a
in subsection (2), paragraph (c) were omitted; and
b
for subsection (8) there were substituted the following subsection—
8
In this section—
a
the reference to sums received for the financial year in respect of redistributed non-domestic rates is a reference to sums so received in consequence of the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2007/2008 approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 79(2) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 on 31st January 2007, and
b
the reference to sums received for the financial year in respect of revenue support grant is a reference to sums so received in consequence of that report.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(This note is not part of the Regulations)