The Environment Agency (Levies) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

PART 5 Miscellaneous

Revocation and transitional provisions

13.—(1) The Environment Agency (Levies) Regulations 1993(1) (“the 1993 Regulations”) are revoked.

(2) Despite their revocation, the 1993 Regulations continue in force in relation to levies issued or anticipated in accordance with those Regulations in relation to a financial year beginning before 1st April 2012.

(3) For the purpose of ascertaining the qualifying expenses of the Agency in an area for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2012, the amount to be carried forward to that financial year under regulation 8(1)(c) or (d) is any excess or deficiency to be brought forward to that financial year in accordance with section 47(2) of the Land Drainage Act 1976(2).

(4) For the purpose of anticipating a levy for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2012, the reference in regulation 11(1)(a) to a levy is taken to be a reference to a levy issued under the 1993 Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1993/61.

(2)

1976 c. 70. Sections 45 to 47 were repealed by section 3 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (1991 c. 60) but, by virtue of paragraph 2(5) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act, their repeal does not affect the operation of those sections so far as they have effect under any subordinate legislation made under the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41) and section 149 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) for the purpose of or in connection with the issue of levies by the Environment Agency. Sections 46 and 47 of the Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70) have effect under the Environment Agency (Levies) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/61).