The Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Community Charges (General Reduction) Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”) reduced the amount set by charging authorities for their personalcommunity charges for the financial year beginning 1st April 1991 by£140 (or such lesser amount as would reduce the amount to£0), and at section 1(5) provided for the liability ofchargepayers to be suspended until they are served with a demand whichis expressed to take account of the provisions of the 1991 Act.

Regulation 3 of these Regulations amends the Community Charges andNon-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 1991 (“the demand notice Regulations”) which make provision for the form and content of community chargedemand notices, the content of rate demand notices, and the informationto be supplied with them. The amendments—

(a) limit the application of the demand notice Regulations tonotices served in respect of the financial year beginning on 1st April1991;

(b) apply the Regulations to certain notices adjusting the amountspayable in respect of liability to pay an amount under a communitycharge demand notice; and

(c) provide for the manner in which account is to be taken of theprovisions of the 1991 Act, and make consequential provision.