The Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2016

Made: 19th December 2016

Laid before Parliament: 21st December 2016

Coming into force: 15th January 2017

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

Citation, commencement and application

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 15th January 2017.

• (2) These Regulations apply in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2017 only.

Modification of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 for financial year 2017/18

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In paragraph 3(4) (draft consolidated budget) of Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, for “1st February” substitute “15th February”.

Signed

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

Marcus Jones — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Communities and Local Government — 19th December 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In relation to each financial year the Greater London Authority (“the Authority”) is required to make the calculations set out in section 85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”), 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 1999 Act. 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 2017 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 15th February 2017.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on private or voluntary sectors is foreseen and the impact on the public sector is minimal.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1999 c.29. S.I. 2012/3125, 2013/3178, 2014/3308 and 2015/2032 made similar modifications in relation to previous financial years.