The Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2012

Made: 5th January 2012

Laid before Parliament: 9th January 2012

Coming into force: 31st January 2012

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999[^f00001], makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

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• (1) These Regulations—

• (a) may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2012, and

• (b) come into force on 31st January 2012.

• (2) These Regulations apply in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2012 only.

Modification of the Greater London Authority Act 1999

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In paragraph 3(4) (draft consolidated budget) of Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999[^f00002], for “1st February” substitute “11th February”.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Joan Hanham — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Communities and Local Government — 5th January 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In relation to each financial year the Greater London Authority is required to make the calculations set out in section 85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 including the calculation of its consolidated council tax requirement.

The procedure for determining the Authority’s consolidated council tax requirement is set out in Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (“Schedule 6”). As part of that procedure the Mayor is required to prepare and present a draft consolidated budget to the Assembly on or before 1st February in the financial year preceding that to which the consolidated council tax requirement relates (paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 6). If the Mayor fails to comply with this requirement responsibility for preparing the draft consolidated budget passes to the Assembly (paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 6).

In relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2012 these Regulations modify Schedule 6 so that the Mayor is required to prepare and present a draft consolidated budget to the Assembly on or before 11th February 2012.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1999 c.29.

[^f00002]: Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 was amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 6, and paragraph 40 of Schedule 7, to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20).