Supply of information by police and crime commissioners6.

(1)

On issuing a precept to a billing authority for a financial year a police and crime commissioner must supply the billing authority with information as to—

(a)

the estimates mentioned in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, and

(b)

the matters mentioned in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 3.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply—

(a)

where the information would repeat information given as regards a precept issued for the preceding financial year, or

(b)

to a substitute precept.

(3)

Where a police and crime commissioner has issued a substitute precept to a billing authority the police and crime commissioner must supply the information specified in paragraph (1) in respect of that substitute precept where—

(a)

the billing authority notifies the police and crime commissioner that it has set, or proposes to set, an amount of council tax under section 31 of the 1992 Act6 by reference to the substitute precept, and

(b)

the information would not repeat information given as regards a precept issued for the preceding financial year.