The Local Government Finance (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Title and commencement

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Local Government Finance (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and they come into force on exit day(1).

Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2013

2.—(1) The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2013(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4 (power to require information), in paragraph (11)—

(a) for the definition of “bank” substitute—

““bank” (“banc”) means—

(a)

a person who has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(3) to accept deposits; or

(b)

a person who does not require permission under that Act to accept deposits, in the course of that person’s business in the United Kingdom;”;

(b) for the definition of “insurer” substitute—

““insurer” (“yswiriwr”) means a person who has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of insurance;”.

Amendment of the Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 2005

3.—(1) The Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 2005(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7 (railway hereditaments), in paragraph (3), for the definition of “licence exempt operator” and “licence holder” substitute—

““licence exempt operator” and “licence holder” have the meanings given by sections 10(6) and 83(1) respectively of the Railways Act 1993(5) except that licence holder also includes a holder of a railway undertaking licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005(6); and”.

Rebecca Evans

Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, one of the Welsh Ministers

4 March 2019