(1)The Secretary of State may supply to charging authorities and levying authorities such information of a prescribed description obtained by reason of the exercise of any of his functions under the Contributions and Benefits Act or this Act as they may require in connection with any of their functions relating to community charge benefits.
(2)Charging authorities and levying authorities shall supply to the Secretary of State such information of a prescribed description obtained by reason of the exercise of their functions relating to community charge benefits as he may require in connection with any of his functions under those Acts.
(3)It shall also be the duty of each charging authority and of each levying authority to supply the Secretary of State, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time—
(a)with such information as he may require concerning its performance of any of its functions relating to community charge benefits;
(b)with such information as he may require to enable him to prepare estimates of likely future amounts of community charge benefit subsidy; and
(c)with such information as he may require to enable him to decide questions relating to the development of policy as regards community charge benefits.