Local Government Finance Act 1992

[F1 52ZF Billing authority's duty to make substitute calculations E+W

(1) The billing authority must make substitute calculations for the financial year in compliance with this section; but those calculations do not have effect for the purposes of Chapter 3 above except in accordance with sections 52ZH and 52ZI below.

(2) Substitute calculations for a financial year comply with this section if—

(a) they are made in accordance with sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 above, ignoring section 31A(11) above for this purpose,

(b) the relevant basic amount of council tax produced by applying section 52ZX below to the calculations is not excessive by reference to the principles determined by the Secretary of State under section 52ZC above for the year, and

(c) they are made in accordance with this section.

(3) In making the substitute calculations, the authority must—

(a) use the amount determined in the previous calculation for the year under section 31A(3) above so far as relating to amounts which the authority estimates it will accrue in the year in respect of [F2 locally retained] non-domestic rates, revenue support grant, F3 ... special grant or (in the case of the Common Council only) police grant, and

(b) use the amount determined in the previous calculation for the year for item T in section 31B(1) above and (where applicable) item TP in section 34(3) above.

[F4 (3A) In this Chapter, “locally retained non-domestic rates”, in relation to a billing authority or a major precepting authority, means amounts received by the authority under, or under regulations under, Schedule 7B to the Local Government Finance Act 1988, or under regulations under section 99(3) of that Act in connection with the operation of that Schedule.]

F5 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 1 Ch. 4ZA inserted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 72(1), 240(2), Sch. 5; S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(g) (with art. 3(1)(2))

F2 Words in s. 52ZF(3)(a) substituted (27.3.2013) by The Local Government Finance Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/733), arts. 1, 2(4)(a)

F3 Words in s. 52ZF(3)(a) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 3(13) of the amending Act) by virtue of Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 3(6)(a)

F4 S. 52ZF(3A) inserted (27.3.2013) by The Local Government Finance Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/733), arts. 1, 2(4)(b)

F5 S. 52ZF(4) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 3(13) of the amending Act) by virtue of Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 3(6)(b)