The Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Made: 20th January 1992

Laid before Parliament: 22nd January 1992

Coming into force: 14th February 1992

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1967[^f00001], sections 140(4), 143(1) and (2) and 146(6) of, paragraphs 1 and 2(2) (l) to (m) of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1 and 2(2)(h) of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1992, and shall come into force on 14th February 1992.

2

• (1) The Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) Regulations 1990[^f00003] (“the principal Regulations”) shall have effect in relation to community charge demand notices and rate demand notices relating to chargeable financial years beginning on or after 1st April 1992, with the amendments prescribed in these Regulations.

• (2) Expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in the principal Regulations shall have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

3

Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations is hereby amended—

• (a) in sub-paragraph [tc]—

• (i) by the deletion of the words

“Less transitional relief” and “Llai rhyddhad dros dro”

and the substitution the refor of the words “Less community charge reduction” and “Llai gostyngiad tâl cymunedol”

• (ii) by the deletion of the words “Less transitional relief at student rate” and “Llai rhyddhad dros dro yn ôl y gyfradd myfyrwyr”and the substitution there for of the words “Less community charge reduction at student rate” and “Llai gostyngiad tâl cymunedol yn ôl y gyfradd myfyrwyr”; and

• (b) in sub-paragraph [te] by the deletion of all the words after “the words” and the substitution therefor of the words “Less community charge reduction” and “Llai gostyngiad tâl cymunedol”

4

For Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations there are substituted the words set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

5

• (1) Part I of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of the words—

• “A ratepayer’s liability for 1991/92 will not normally fall, in real terms, by more than 18 for a small property or by more than 13 for a large property.”,

• “A ratepayer’s liability for 1992/93 will not normally fall, in real terms, by more than 14 for a small property or by more than 9 for a large property.”.

• (2) Part II of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of the words—

• “Fel rheol ni fydd rhwymedigaeth trethdalwr ar gyfer 1991/92 yn gostwng, mewn termau real, mwy na 18 yn achos eiddo bach neu fwy na 13 yn achos eiddo mawr.”,

• and the substitution therefor of the words—

• “Fel rheol ni fydd rhwymedigaeth trethdalwr ar gyfer 1992/93 yn gostwng, mewn termau real, mwy na 14 yn achos eiddo bach neu fwy na 9% yn achos eiddo mawr.”.

SCHEDULE

Signed

David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 20th January 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations apply to Wales. They make amendments to the Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/293), in relation to the financial years beginning on and after 1st April 1992.

The amendments substitute revised explanatory information to accompany community charge demand notices and non-domestic rate demand notices. They also make other amendments of a minor nature.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1967 c. 66.

[^f00002]: 1988 c. 41; relevant amendments were made by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 5, paragraphs 11(2) and 44(3).

[^f00003]: S.I. 1990/293, amended by S.I. 1990/608 and 1991/118, 434 and 877.