SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 7BLocal retention of non-domestic rates

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 7B inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 1(6) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 1(4), Sch. 1

Part 9Pooling of authorities

37Effect of designation in relation to Part 7

1

Regulations under paragraph 22, 25 or 28 (levy payments, safety net payments and safety net payments on account) may provide for a pool of authorities to be treated as a relevant authority for the purposes of the regulations.

2

Such regulations may, in particular, make provision—

a

that is similar to provision which may be made under the paragraph in question apart from sub-paragraph (1) above, or

b

that applies such provision with modifications.

3

Where regulations under paragraph 22 apply to a pool of authorities for a year, paragraphs 23 and 24 (calculation and making of levy payments) apply in relation to the authorities and the year as if references in them to a relevant authority were to the pool.

4

Where regulations under paragraph 25 apply to a pool of authorities for a year, paragraphs 26 and 27 (calculation and making of safety net payments) apply in relation to the authorities and the year as if references in them to a relevant authority were to the pool.

5

Where a designation of a pool of authorities has effect for a year, paragraph 30 (distribution of remaining balance) applies in relation to the pool as if—

a

the authorities in the pool were not relevant authorities, but

b

the pool were itself a relevant authority.

6

Regulations under paragraph 30 may provide for a pool of authorities to be treated as a relevant authority for the purposes of the regulations.

7

This paragraph does not prevent—

a

regulations under paragraph 22, 25, 28 or 30 from also making provision in relation to the individual authorities in a pool,

b

the Secretary of State from making calculations under paragraph 23, 26 or 30(3) based on such regulations in relation to each of those authorities, or

c

the Secretary of State from notifying the results of the calculations to each of those authorities.

8

But paragraphs 24, 27 and 30(6) (payments following calculations) do not apply in relation to such calculations.