Citation commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Park Authorities Levies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 7 February 2000.
(2) In these Regulations
“the Principal Regulations” means the National Park Authorities (Levies)(Wales) Regulations 1995(1)
Amendment of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations
2. For regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations (application) substitute the following regulation—
“3. These Regulations apply in relation to any levy of a National Park authority to be issued to, or anticipated by, a relevant billing authority in respect of financial years beginning on 1st April 2000 and 1st April 2001.”
Amendment of regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations
3. In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations (issue of levies) omit paragraphs (1) and (2).
Amendment of regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations
4. In regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations (maximum amount of levies) for paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) substitute the following paragraph —
“(5) In this regulation –“the agreed proportion” and “the relevant proportion” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 5, “maximum amount” means the amount specified for each National Park authority in the following table —
| National Park Authority | Maximum Amount £ |
|---|---|
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 621,661 |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 677,779 |
| Snowdonia National Park | 878,558” |
Amendment of regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations
5. In regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations (substituted levies) for paragraph (4) substitute –“A new levy shall be issued in accordance with these Regulations.”
Savings
6. The provisions of the Principal Regulations as existing immediately prior to the amendments made by these Regulations shall continue in force in respect of any levy of a National Park authority issued to a relevant billing authority in respect of any financial year beginning before 1st April 2000.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(2)
Dafydd Elis Thomas
Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales
3rd February 2000