The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2010

Disapplication of certain requirements concerning efficiency information(1)

9.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to a notice which—

(a) relates to—

(i) the year beginning on 1st April 2009, or

(ii) the year beginning on 1st April 2010; and

(b) is served by an English billing authority or such an authority’s authorised person.

(2) A notice to which this regulation applies is not required to contain the relevant matters.

(3) When a billing authority serves such a notice on a person it is not required to supply that person with the relevant information.

(4) In this regulation—

“relevant information” means—

(a)

in the case of a notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)(i), the information specified in paragraphs 7A and 7B of Part 1 (information to be supplied with council tax demand notices) of Schedule 3 to the 2003 Regulations, and

(b)

in the case of a notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)(ii), the information specified in paragraph 8 (efficiency information) of Schedule 2 to the 2009 Regulations.

“relevant matters” means—

(a)

in the case of a notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)(i), the matters specified in paragraphs 23A and 23B (information concerning efficiency) of Schedule 1 to the 2003 Regulations, and

(b)

in the case of a notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)(ii), the matters specified in paragraph 23 (efficiency information) of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Regulations.

(1)

The requirements which are disapplied concern information about the value for money gains achieved by certain classes of local authority. The requirements for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2009 concern billing authorities, county councils and fire and rescue authorities. The requirements for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2010 concern those authorities and police authorities.