The Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) Rules 2010

Amount payable by each leviable body

Determining the amount of the levy for each leviable body

4.—(1) The amount of levy that each leviable body must pay to the Board is to be determined by adding together the amounts determined under rules 5, 6 and 7 in relation to that leviable body.

(2) The Board must notify each leviable body of the imposition of the levy, stating—

(a) the amount determined for that body, and

(b) that the payment is to be made by the time specified in rule 9,

and the leviable body must pay that amount to the Board.

Amount of levy: costs in connection with the establishment of the Board

5.—(1) This rule determines the amount to be paid by each leviable body in relation to the expenditure referred to in rule 3(2).

(2) The amount which the leviable body is required to pay under rule 4 is an amount equal to the relevant proportion of that expenditure.

(3) The relevant proportion is the number at 1st April 2009 of persons regulated by the body in question, in its capacity as a relevant body, as a proportion of the total number at that date of such persons regulated by all relevant bodies.

Amount of levy: costs in connection with the establishment of the OLC

6.—(1) This rule determines the amount to be paid by each leviable body in relation to the expenditure referred to in rule 3(3).

(2) The amount which the leviable body is required to pay under rule 4 is an amount equal to the relevant proportion of that expenditure.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the relevant proportion is the number of service complaints which, in the course of the three year period ending on 31st December 2008, were received by the body in question, in its capacity as a relevant body, as a proportion of the total number of service complaints received by all relevant bodies in the course of the same three year period.

(4) No amount is payable under this rule if the proportion determined under paragraph (3) is less than 1 in 1000.

Amount of levy: costs incurred by the Board between 1st January 2010 and 31st March 2010

7.—(1) This rule determines the amount to be paid by each leviable body in relation to the expenditure referred to in rule 3(4).

(2) The amount which the leviable body is required to pay under rule 4 is an amount equal to the relevant proportion of that expenditure.

(3) The relevant proportion is to be determined in the manner specified in rule 5(3).

Duty to provide information required to calculate the levy

8.—(1) For the purpose of enabling the Board to determine the amount payable by a leviable body by virtue of rules 5, 6 and 7, each leviable body must provide the Board with the information required by paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) The leviable body must provide—

(a) a statement of the number at 1st April 2009 of persons who were regulated by the body in question, in its capacity as a relevant body; and

(b) a statement of the number of service complaints received by the body in question, in its capacity as a relevant body, in the course of the three year period ending on 31st December 2008.

(3) Any statement provided under paragraph (2) must contain or be accompanied by such information as will enable the Board, or such person as the Board may appoint, to be satisfied that the numbers stated are correct.

(4) The information must be provided no later than the end of the period of one month starting with the date on which these Rules come into force.