The National Rivers Authority (Levies) Regulations 1993

Apportionment of expenses

6.—(1) The NRA shall secure that such of its expenses in respect of a district as are to be met by levies issued by it under these Regulations are borne by the local councils (if more than one) in proportion.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, the proportion shall be determined by reference to the council tax base for the financial year in respect of which the levy is issued (referred to in this regulation as “the year”) for the area of each local council or, as the case may be, the part which falls within the district.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 7(3), the council tax base for an area or part of an area for a financial year is, subject to paragraph (4) below,—

(a) where the levy is issued in respect of the whole of the area of a billing authority which is a local council, the amount calculated by that authority as its council tax base for the year in accordance with the rules for the time being effective (as regards that year) under regulations made under section 33(5) of the 1992 Act;

(b) where the levy is issued in respect of the whole of the area of a county council, the aggregate of the amounts calculated by the billing authorities to which the county council has the power to issue precepts as their council tax bases for the year for their areas in accordance with the rules for the time being effective (as regards that year) under regulations made under section 44(5) of the 1992 Act;

(c) where the levy is issued in respect of part of the area of a billing authority which is a local council, the amount calculated by that authority as its council tax base for the year for that part of its area in accordance with the rules for the time being effective (as regards that year) under regulations made under section 34(4) of the 1992 Act; or

(d) where the levy is issued in respect of part of the area of a county council, the aggregate of the amounts calculated by the billing authorities to which the county council has the power to issue precepts as their council tax bases for the year for their areas, or (as the case may require) for the parts of their areas falling within the part of the area of the county council to which the levy relates, in accordance with the rules for the time being effective (as regards that year) under regulations made under section 45(4) of the 1992 Act.

(4) Where a billing authority has calculated and, where required, notified to a county council within the period prescribed by regulations made under sections 33(1), (5) and (6), 34(4), 44(1), (5) and (6), 45(3) to (5), 48(3) to (6) and 113(1) and (2) of the 1992 Act its council tax base for its area or the part of its area in respect of which the levy is issued for the purposes of item T in section 33(1) or 44(1) of the 1992 Act or item TP in section 34(3) or 45(3) of that Act the council tax base for its area or part of its area shall be the amount so calculated.