SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Community Charges: Administration
Information
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below shall supply to a registration officer for a charging authority such information as fulfils the following conditions—
a
it is in the possession or control of the person concerned,
b
the registration officer requests the person concerned to supply it,
c
it is requested by the registration officer for the purpose of carrying out his functions under this Part, and
d
it does not fall within any prescribed description of information which need not be supplied.
2
The persons are—
a
the registration officer for any other charging authority,
b
the charging authority for which the officer making the request is the registration officer,
c
any other charging authority,
d
any precepting authority, and
e
the electoral registration officer for any area in England and Wales.
3
The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the request being made.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that any person falling within sub-paragraph (2) below shall supply to a registration officer for a charging authority such information as fulfils the following conditions—
a
it is in the possession or control of the person concerned,
b
the registration officer requests the person concerned to supply it, and
c
it is requested by the registration officer for the purpose of carrying out his functions under this Part.
2
A person falls within this sub-paragraph if he is a person the officer making the request reasonably believes is, has been, or is about to become, subject to a community charge of the authority for which the officer is the registration officer.
3
The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the request being made.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that as regards any relevant property one or more individuals (to be called responsible individuals) may be designated by a registration officer for a charging authority, or otherwise identified, in accordance with prescribed rules.
2
The regulations may include provision that a responsible individual shall supply to a registration officer for a charging authority such information as fulfils the following conditions—
a
it is in the possession or control of the responsible individual,
b
the registration officer requests the responsible individual to supply it, and
c
it is requested by the registration officer with the object of enabling him to form a view whether the responsible individual or any other person is, has been, or is about to become, subject to a community charge of the authority by virtue of the relevant property.
3
The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the request being made.
4
The regulations may include provision allowing or requiring a registration officer for a charging authority to revoke a designation of an individual as a responsible individual.
5
References to relevant property are to a building, a part of a building, a caravan or a houseboat.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that a certification officer shall supply to a registration officer for a charging authority such information as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below and fulfils the following conditions—
a
it is in the possession or control of the certification officer,
b
the registration officer requests the certification officer to supply it, and
c
it is requested by the registration officer for the purpose of carrying out his functions under this Part.
2
The information is—
a
the name of each person who (on the day the request is made) is undertaking a full-time course of education at the educational establishment of the certification officer and has his sole or main residence in the area of the charging authority, and
b
the address of the sole or main residence of each such person.
3
The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the request being made.
4
A certification officer is an individual who is a certification officer by virtue of regulations under section 30 above.
5
The educational establishment of a certification officer is the educational establishment as regards which he is the certification officer.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that a person who has reason to believe he is or has been subject at any time on or after 1 December 1989 to a community charge of a charging authority shall inform the registration officer accordingly.
2
The regulations may include provision that where a person is shown in a charging authority’s register as subject to a community charge of the authority, and he has reason to believe that the item concerned contains an error or is not complete or up-to-date, he shall inform the registration officer accordingly.
3
The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the person having reason to believe as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that—
a
where a person becomes or ceases to be subject to a charging authority’s community charge, and the registration officer makes an entry in the register accordingly, as soon as is reasonably practicable after doing so he shall send the prescribed person a copy of the item contained in the register in relation to the charge,
b
where the registration officer amends an item contained in the register in order to correct an error or render the item more complete or up-to-date, as soon as is reasonably practicable after doing so he shall send the person shown in the register as subject to the charge concerned a copy of the amended item, and
c
any copy sent in accordance with the regulations must be accompanied by prescribed information.
2
Regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(a) above may prescribe the person who has become or ceased to be subject to the charge concerned or any other person.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that a registration officer for a charging authority shall supply to the Secretary of State such information as fulfils the following conditions—
a
it is in the possession or control of the officer and was obtained by him for the purpose of carrying out his functions under this Part,
b
the Secretary of State requests him to supply it, and
c
it is requested by the Secretary of State for the purpose of carrying out his functions under this Part.
2
The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the request being made.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that (so far as he does not have power to do so apart from the regulations) a registration officer for a charging authority may supply relevant information to a registration officer for another charging authority, even if he is not requested to supply the information.
2
Information is relevant information if—
a
it was obtained by the first-mentioned officer in exercising his functions under this Part,
b
he believes it would be useful to the other officer in exercising his functions under this Part, and
c
it does not fall within any prescribed description of information which is not to be supplied.
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1
Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that no duty of confidentiality shall prevent the Secretary of State from disclosing relevant information to a registration officer for a charging authority.
2
Information is relevant information if—
a
it was obtained by the Secretary of State in exercising his functions under the [1986 c. 50.] Social Security Act 1986,
b
the Secretary of State believes it would be useful to the registration officer in exercising his functions under this Part, and
c
it falls within a prescribed description.
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Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that, in carrying out its functions under this Part, a charging authority may use information which—
a
is obtained under any other enactment, and
b
does not fall within any prescribed description of information which cannot be used.