The Council Tax (Valuations, Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 315

council tax, england

The Council Tax (Valuations, Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2008

Made

12th February 2008

Laid before Parliament

19th February 2008

Coming into force

1st April 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1, 5(1)(g) and 8 of Schedule 11 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) and sections 21(2), 24 and 113(1) and (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(2).

In accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(3), she has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.

(1)

1988 c. 41. These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672); see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”). By virtue of paragraphs 30 to 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to the 1988 Act was amended by section 117(1) of, and paragraph 88 of Schedule 13 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and by paragraphs 9(1) and 27(a) of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26). See also the definition of “prescribed” in section 146 of the 1988 Act.

(2)

1992 c. 14. These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999; see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”). By virtue of paragraphs 30 to 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers. Section 21(2) of the 1992 Act was amended by paragraphs 40 and 44 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003. There are amendments to sections 24 and 113 of the 1992 Act but they are not relevant to these Regulations. See also the definition of “prescribed” in section 116(1) of the 1992 Act.

(3)

1992 c. 53. “Council”, referred to in section 8, is defined in section 16(1), as amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 8 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15).