Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 212

COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1991

Made

5th February 1991

Laid before Parliament

8th February 1991

Coming into force

1st March 1991

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13A, 31(10), 140(4), 143(1) and (2) and 146(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st March 1991. They apply to Wales only.

Interpretation etc.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“applicable relief”, in relation to a community area, means the amount (if any) prescribed in relation to that area in Schedule 1;

“Caldey” means Caldey Island and St Margaret’s Island in the County of Dyfed;

“community” means a community within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972(2);

“community area” means—

(a)

an area which is co-extensive with the area, as at 1st January 1991, of a community, and a community area identified in Schedule 1 by the name of a community in a district means the area which is co-extensive with the area of the community of that name at that date;

(b)

Caldey;

“prescribed year” means the chargeable financial year prescribed in regulation 3;

“set charge” means the amount set by the relevant charging authority as its personal community charge for its area for the prescribed year under Part II of the Act or any substitute amount so set or, where the authority has set different amounts for different areas, the amount applicable in the case of the chargepayer concerned, apart from these Regulations.

(2) References in these Regulations to the amount a person is liable to pay in respect of a personal community charge shall be construed as references to that amount before any reduction is made to that amount in respect of his entitlement to community charge benefit under the Social Security Act 1986(3).

(3) These Regulations apply whether the liability of a person to pay an amount to a charging authority in respect of a personal community charge arises under section 12 of the Act or that section read with section 13 of the Act.

Prescribed Year

3. The chargeable financial year beginning on 1st April 1991 is prescribed as the year for which these Regulations apply.

Calculation of, and entitlement to, relief

4.—(1) Subject to regulation 5, if—

(a)a person is liable to pay an amount to a charging authority in respect of a personal community charge as it has effect for the prescribed year, and

(b)the residence by virtue of which he is subject on a day in the prescribed year to that charge is situated in a community area named in Schedule 1,

the amount he is liable to pay in respect of the charge for that day shall be found in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The liability of the person to pay an amount in respect of the charge for a day in the prescribed year shall be calculated as if the charging authority had set for that year a charge equal to its set charge less the applicable relief for the community area in which is situated the residence by virtue of which he is subject on that day to the charge.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, if a residence consists of premises, and the premises are, or are treated as, situated wholly within a community area, the residence shall be treated as situated in that community area.

(4) The rules in Schedule 2 shall apply for the purposes of the application of paragraph (3).

5. Regulation 4 shall not apply to reduce the liability of a person to pay an amount in respect of a personal community charge for any day if the reduction in his liability would occasion a reduction, which is greater, in the amount of community charge benefit to which he is entitled under the Social Security Act 1986 in relation to that day.

Provision of information

6. Except as regards a decision to which regulation 7 applies, where a charging authority makes a decision relating to the application or operation of these Regulations in relation to a person, the authority shall, if requested in writing by the person so affected, provide him with a written statement of its decision and the reasons for it; and the statement shall be dated and sent within 14 days from the date on which it is requested or as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter.

7. A charging authority which decides that regulation 5 applies in the case of a person shall within 14 days of the date of that decision provide the person in question with a statement of the effect of that regulation and its reasons for deciding that it applies in his case.

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

5th February 1991

Regulations 2 and 4

SCHEDULE 1PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS OF RELIEF

In the district of:	Community Area	Amount Prescribed (applicable relief)
		£
Aberconwy	Bro Garmon	42
	Bro Machno	62
	Caerhun	8
	Capel Curig	36
	Dolgarrog	46
	Dolwyddelan	28
	Eglwysbach	10
	Llanddoged and Maenan	16
	Llanfairfechan	22
	Llanrwst	13
	Trefriw	9
	Ysbyty Ifan	66
Alyn and Deeside	Buckley	14
	Connah’s Quay	11
	Hope	37
	Llanfynydd	40
	Queensferry	49
	Saltney	32
	Sealand	41
	Shotton	33
	Treuddyn	49
Arfon	Aber	2
	Bangor	10
	Bethesda	53
	Betws Garmon	52
	Bontnewydd	20
	Caernarfon	2
	Llanberis	65
	Llanddeiniolen	53
	Llandygai	32
	Llandwrog	45
	Llanllechid	17
	Llanllyfni	59
	Llanrug	19
	Llanwnda	32
	Pentir	8
	Waunfawr	25
	Y Felinheli	1
Blaenau Gwent	Abertillery	80
	Beaufort	42
	Brynmawr	56
	Cwm	88
	Ebbw Vale	65
	Llanhilleth	80
	Nantyglo and Blaina	59
	Tredegar	62
Brecknock	Builth	9
	Cray	36
	Duhonw	3
	Erwood	27
	Felin-fâch	24
	Glyn Tarell	7
	Honddu Isaf	14
	Llanafanfawr	37
	Llanfrynach	7
	Llangamarch	36
	Llanwrthwl	24
	Llanwrtyd Wells	17
	Llywel	37
	Maescar	25
	Merthyr Cynog	50
	Talybont-on-Usk	1
	Tawe-Uchaf	48
	Trallong	32
	Treflys	29
	Yscir	4
	Ystradfelite	21
	Ystradgynlais	42
Cardiff	Adamsdown	86
	Butetown	5
	Caerau	25
	Canton	35
	Cathays	83
	Ely	23
	Fairwater	15
	Gabalfa	45
	Grangetown	56
	Llandaff North	27
	Llanrumney	23
	Plasnewydd	56
	Riverside	50
	Rumney	18
	Splott	70
	Tongwynlais	40
	Trowbridge	33
Carmarthen	Abergwili	19
	Abernant	77
	Bronwydd	8
	Cenarth	53
	Cilymaenllwd	72
	Clynderwen	41
	Cynwyl Elfed	56
	Eglwyscummin	44
	Gorslas	30
	Henllanfallteg	58
	Laugharne Township	28
	Llanarthney	38
	Llanboidy	73
	Llanddarog	31
	Llanddowror	52
	Llandyfaelog	17
	Llanfihangel-ar-Arth	40
	Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn	67
	Llangain	38
	Llangeler	46
	Llangyndeyrn	44
	Llangynin	51
	Llangynog	59
	Llanllawddog	41
	Llanllwni	47
	Llanpumsaint	59
	Llansteffan	26
	Llanwinio	72
	Llanybydder	38
	Llanycrwys	79
	Meidrim	55
	Newcastle Emlyn	13
	Newchurch and Merthyr	39
	Pencarreg	48
	St. Clears	15
	St. Ishmael	10
	Trelech	71
	Whitland	27
Ceredigion	Aberporth	3
	Beulah	42
	Blaenrheidol	13
	Ceulanamaesmawr	5
	Ciliau Aeron	57
	Dyffryn Arth	44
	Henfynyw	29
	Llanarth	36
	Llanddewi Brefi	24
	Llandyfriog	45
	Llandysiliogogo	58
	Llandysul	42
	Llanfair Clydogau	58
	Llanfihangel Ystrad	47
	Llangeitho	40
	Llangoedmor	17
	Llangrannog	14
	Llangwyryfon	45
	Llangybi	56
	Llansantffraid	13
	Llanwenog	58
	Llanwnnen	52
	Lledrod	38
	Nantcwnlle	52
	Penbryn	31
	Pontarfynach	37
	Trawsgoed	21
	Tregaron	1
	Troedyraur	55
	Ysbyty Ystwyth	24
	Ystrad Fflur	21
	Ystrad Meurig	24
Colwyn	Betws yn Rhos	45
	Cerrigydrudion	75
	Colwyn Bay	3
	Llanfair Talhaiarn	57
	Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr	78
	Llangernyw	65
	Llangwm	57
	Llannefydd	61
	Llansannan	61
	Llysfaen	22
	Mochdre	13
	Pentrefoelas	87
	Trefnant	19
Cynon Valley	Aberaman	55
	Abercynon	78
	Aberdare	60
	Cwmbach	61
	Hirwaun	51
	Mountain Ash	65
	Penrhiwceiber	97
	Pen-y-waun	60
	Rhigos	57
	Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm	51
Delyn	Bagillt	42
	Brynford	54
	Caerwys	26
	Cilcain	14
	Flint	27
	Halkyn	45
	Holywell	23
	Leeswood	51
	Llanasa	11
	Mostyn	37
	Nannerch	19
	Nercwys	60
	Northop	7
	Northop Hall	9
	Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor	36
	Whitford	5
	Ysceifiog	33
Dinefwr	Ammanford	8
	Betws	29
	Cilycwm	64
	Cwmamman	46
	Dyffryn Cennen	45
	Cynwyl Gaeo	77
	Llanddeusant	83
	Llandeilo	13
	Llandovery	25
	Llandybie	27
	Llanegwad	26
	Llanfair-ar-y-bryn	74
	Llanfihangel Aberbythych	44
	Llanfynydd	76
	Llangadog	57
	Llangathen	42
	Llansadwrn	76
	Llansawel	71
	Llanwrda	42
	Manordeilo and Salem	38
	Myddfai	71
	Quarter Bach	47
	Talley	73
Dwyfor	Aberdaron	57
	Beddgelert	50
	Botwnnog	67
	Buan	39
	Clynnog	53
	Dolbenmaen	44
	Llanaelhaearn	67
	Llannor	37
	Llanystumdwy	41
	Nefyn	7
	Pistyll	70
	Pwllheli	19
	Tudweiliog	58
Glyndŵr	Aberwheeler	98
	Betws Gwerful Goch	122
	Bryneglwys	102
	Ceiriog Ucha	78
	Chirk	45
	Clocaenog	107
	Corwen	88
	Cyffylliog	91
	Cynwyd	101
	Denbigh	45
	Derwen	81
	Efenechtyd	38
	Glyntraian	69
	Gwyddelwern	110
	Henllan	59
	Llanarmon-yn-Ial	63
	Llandegla	75
	Llandrillo	74
	Llandyrnog	69
	Llanelidan	82
	Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd	63
	Llanderres	68
	Llangedwyn	107
	Llangollen	56
	Llangollen Rural	71
	Llangynhafal	46
	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant	107
	Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch	66
	Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog	79
	Llansilin	86
	Llantysilio	66
	Llanynys	59
	Nantglyn	94
	Ruthin	21
Islwyn	Abercarn	60
	Argoed	59
	Blackwood	28
	Cefn Fforest	55
	Crosskeys	52
	Crumlin	45
	Newbridge	53
	Pengam	47
	Penmaen	34
	Pontllanfraith	21
	Risca	28
	Ynysddu	67
Llanelli	Cefn Sidan	30
	Kidwelly	57
	Llanedi	36
	Llanelli	22
	Llanelli Rural	23
	Llangennech	32
	Llannon	52
	Pontyberem	56
	Trimsaran	63
Lliw Valley	Cilybebyll	32
	Clydach	42
	Cwmllynfell	76
	Gorseinon	42
	Gowerton	26
	Grovesend	58
	Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen	74
	Llwchwr	28
	Mawr	76
	Penllergaer	15
	Pontardawe	54
	Pontardulais	41
	Ystalyfera	78
Meirionnydd	Brithdir and Llanfachreth	40
	Corris	65
	Dolgellau	10
	Ffestiniog	73
	Ganllwyd	65
	Llanbedr	11
	Llandderfel	44
	Llanegryn	26
	Llanfihangel-y-Pennant	46
	Llanfrothen	43
	Llangywer	45
	Llanuwchllyn	44
	Llanycil	59
	Maentwrog	87
	Mawddwy	47
	Penrhyndeudraeth	22
	Talsaruau	23
	Trawsfynydd	20
Merthyr Tydfil	Bedlinog	63
	Dowlais	58
	Merthyr Vale	69
	Pant	32
	Park	21
	Penydarren	41
	Town	45
	Treharris	48
	Troed-y-rhiw	70
	Vaynor	6
Monmouth	Caerwent	6
	Llantilio Crossenny	4
	Rogiet	19
	Tintern	10
Montgomeryshire	Aberhafesp	10
	Banwy	19
	Bausley with Criggion	3
	Berriew	10
	Bettws	8
	Cadfarch	1
	Caersws	4
	Carno	9
	Castle Caereinion	13
	Churchstoke	20
	Dwyriw	36
	Forden	5
	Glantwymyn	19
	Kerry	10
	Llanbrynmair	26
	Llandinam	20
	Llandyssil	24
	Llanerfyl	18
	Llanfair Caereinion	9
	Llanfechain	19
	Llanfihangel	41
	Llanfyllin	15
	Llangurig	27
	Llangyniew	15
	Llangynog	21
	Llanidloes Without	20
	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant	18
	Llansantffraid	4
	Llanwddyn	23
	Manafon	12
	Meifod	14
	Mochdre	4
	Pen-y-Bont-Fawr	11
	Trefeglwys	20
	Tregynon	5
Neath	Blaengwrach	72
	Briton Ferry	50
	Clyne	71
	Coedffranc	30
	Crynant	48
	Dyffryn Clydach	27
	Glynneath	67
	Neath	35
	Onllwyn	96
	Pelenna	69
	Resolven	85
	Seven Sisters	91
	Tonna	32
Newport	Bettws	7
	Bishton	27
	Coedkernew	15
	Goldcliff	28
	Liswerry	27
	Malpas	15
	Nash	49
	Pillgwenlly	34
	Redwick	38
	Ringland	3
	St. Julians	15
	Stow Hill	35
	Victoria	53
	Wentlooge	46
Ogwr	Bridgend	26
	Cefn Cribwr	81
	Coychurch Higher	86
	Cynffig	71
	Garw Valley	120
	Laleston	22
	Llangynwyd Lower	81
	Llangynwyd Middle	76
	Maesteg	89
	Newcastle Higher	17
	Ogmore Valley	102
	Pencoed	22
	St Bride’s Minor	93
	Ynysawdre	87
Port Talbot	Aberavon	60
	Baglan	3
	Bryn	64
	Cwmavon	29
	Glyncorrwg	95
	Margam	18
	Port Talbot	45
	Sandfields East	24
	Sandfields West	50
	Tai Bach	48
Preseli Pembrokeshire	Ambleston	54
	Boncath	42
	Brawdy	81
	Burton	11
	Camrose	18
	Cilgerran	38
	Clydey	71
	Crymych	54
	Cwm Gwaun	70
	Dale	3
	Dinas Cross	5
	Eglwyswrw	54
	Fishguard and Goodwick	19
	Freystrop	19
	Hayscastle	32
	Johnston	15
	Letterston	23
	Llandissilio West	37
	Llangwm and Hook	16
	Llanrhian	32
	Llanstadwell	36
	Maenclochog	53
	Manordeifi	50
	Marloes and St Brides	36
	Mathry	52
	Mynachlog-Ddu	78
	Nevern	43
	New Moat	63
	Newport	3
	Neyland	32
	Pencaer	46
	Puncheston	70
	Rosemarket	33
	Scleddau	44
	Solva	8
	Spittal	27
	St. Davids and the Cathedral Close	12
	St. Dogmaels	38
	St. Ishmael's	24
	Tiers Cross	26
	Trecŵn	41
	Walwyn’s Castle	35
	Wiston	39
	Wolfscastle	42
Radnorshire	Abbey Cwmhir	34
	Beguildy	11
	Disserth and Trecoed	6
	Gladestry	26
	Glasbury	4
	Glascwm	11
	Llanbadarn Fynydd	33
	Llanbister	32
	Llanddewi Ystradenny	21
	Llanelwedd	18
	Llanfihangel Rhydithon	13
	Llangunllo	23
	Nantmel	11
	Old Radnor	23
	Painscastle	7
	Penybont	18
	St. Harmon	21
	Whitton	16
Rhondda	Cwm Clydach	81
	Cymmer	81
	Ferndale	81
	Llwyn-y-pia	81
	Maerdy	81
	Pentre	81
	Pen-y-graig	81
	Porth	81
	Tonypandy	81
	Trealaw	81
	Trehafod	81
	Treherbert	81
	Treorchy	81
	Tylorstown	81
	Ynyshir	81
	Ystrad	81
Rhuddlan	Bodelwyddan	63
	Bodfari	58
	Cwm	66
	Dyserth	15
	Prestatyn	1
	Rhyl	48
	St. Asaph	29
	Tremeirchion	66
	Waen	66
Rhymney Valley	Aber Valley	66
	Bargoed	65
	Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen	9
	Darren Valley	87
	Gelligaer	39
	Llanbradach	40
	Maesycwmmer	12
	Nelson	37
	New Tredegar	105
	Rhymney	59
South Pembrokeshire	Angle	19
	Caldey	46
	Carew	23
	Castlemartin	32
	Hundleton	25
	Jeffreyston	50
	Begelly	2
	Lampeter Velfrey	24
	Llanddewi Velfrey	44
	Llawhaden	38
	Martletwy	25
	Pembroke Dock	26
	Slebech	37
	Stackpole	23
	Templeton	4
Swansea	Birchgrove	28
	Bonymaen	42
	Castle	42
	Cockett	19
	Cwmbwrla	66
	Landore	98
	Llanrhidian Higher	39
	Llanrhidian Lower	26
	Llansamlet	31
	Morriston	27
	St. Thomas	83
	Townhill	40
Taff-Ely	Gilfach Goch	65
	Llanharan	22
	Llanharry	35
	Pontypridd	34
	Tonyrefail	49
Torfaen	Abersychan	41
	Blaenavon	53
	Cwmbran Central	5
	Henllys	56
	Panteg	20
	Pen Tranch	62
	Pontnewydd	4
	Pontymoile	33
	Trevethin	40
Vale of Glamorgan	Llantwit Major	11
	St. Athan	24
	St. Donats	59
Wrexham Maelor	Abenbury	19
	Bronington	55
	Broughton	77
	Brymbo	75
	Caia Park	68
	Cefn	75
	Coedpoeth	64
	Erbistock	13
	Esclusham	55
	Gwersyllt	62
	Hanmer	44
	Holt	22
	Isycoed	69
	Llay	60
	Maelor South	70
	Marchwiel	16
	Minera	37
	Offa	29
	Overton	42
	Penycae	77
	Rhosddu	15
	Rhosllanerchrugog	67
	Rossett	6
	Ruabon	54
	Willington Worthenbury	57
Ynys Môn—Isle of Anglesey	Aberffraw	56
	Amlwch	32
	Bodedern	48
	Bodffordd	50
	Bodorgan	39
	Bryngwran	60
	Cylch-y-Garn	48
	Holyhead	43
	Llanbadrig	17
	Llanddona	18
	Llanddyfnan	35
	Llaneilian	22
	Llanfachraeth	37
	Llanfaethlu	28
	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll	1
	Llanfair-yn-Neubwll	48
	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	50
	Llangefni	24
	Llangoed	38
	Llangristiolus	35
	Llanidan	46
	Llannerch-y-medd	51
	Mechell	53
	Penmynydd	37
	Pentraeth	33
	Rhosybol	36
	Rhosyr	39
	Tref Alaw	66
	Trewalchmai	40
	Valley	12

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2SITUATION OF PREMISES

1. This Schedule contains rules for the purposes of applying regulation 4(3).

2. In the following paragraphs, the relevant structure, in relation to premises, is the structure of which the premises consist or which forms part of such premises.

3. Where the relevant structure is situated wholly within a community area, the premises concerned shall be treated as situated wholly within that area.

4.—(1) This paragraph applies where the relevant structure is situated wholly within the area of a charging authority and within more than one community area.

(2) The premises concerned shall be treated as situated in whichever of those community areas contains the greater or greatest part of the structure, ascertained by the charging authority by reference to its superficial extent.

(3) Where it appears to the charging authority concerned that no such part of the relevant structure can reasonably be ascertained to be greater than any other for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the premises concerned shall be treated as being situated in such community area (being an area within which some of the relevant structure is situated) as is determined by the charging authority.

5.—(1) This paragraph applies where the relevant structure is situated within the area of more than one charging authority and within more than one community area.

(2) The premises concerned shall be treated as situated in whichever of those areas contains the greater or greatest part of the relevant structure, ascertained by the charging authorities concerned by reference to its superficial extent.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where the charging authorities concerned cannot agree whether any part of the superficial extent of the relevant structure is greater than any other for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the part of the relevant structure to be treated as the greater or greatest shall be determined by lot between those authorities.

(4) In any case where—

(a)the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (3) apply, and

(b)a determination by lot is required in relation to the same circumstances for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act by virtue of regulations made under section 31(10) of the Act,

the result of that determination shall apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) as it applies for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act.

6. In this Schedule, “structure” does not include any structure not contiguous with the principal structure on the premises concerned.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out a scheme for reducing the liability of certain individuals in Wales to pay a personal community charge. The scheme applies for the financial year beginning 1st April 1991.

Regulation 4 provides for the reduction of a person’s liability to be determined by reference to the applicable relief for the community area in which he is treated as being resident. Regulation 5 provides that there is to be no reduction under regulation 4 if a person would thereby be worse off because of the effect on his entitlement to community charge benefit under the social security legislation.

Regulations 6 and 7 make provision for the notification of a charging authority’s decision under these Regulations, and the reasons therefor.

Schedule 1 lists the community areas in relation to which an amount of relief is prescribed, together with the applicable relief in each case. Schedule 2 sets out rules for determining, for the purposes of regulation 4, how the location of premises situated in more than one community area or charging authority area is to be determined where those premises are a person’s residence.

(1)

1988 c. 41; section 13A was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42).

(2)

1972 c. 70.

(3)

1986 c. 50; section 20 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988.