The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 41 (W. 17)

Council Tax, Wales

The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Made

23 January 2017

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

25 January 2017

Coming into force

15 February 2017

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 113(1) and 116(1) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1) and now vested in them(2).

(1)

1992 c. 14. Section 113 was amended by paragraphs 40 and 52 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), section 80(1) and (4) to (6) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20). Paragraph 2(4)(j) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was amended by section 16(1) and (3) of the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17). Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was amended by section 12(1) and (8) to (13) of the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17). Paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) was amended by paragraphs 40 and 53(1) and (2) of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26).

(2)

Functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), article 2 and Schedule 1. Those functions were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).