a billing authority F2in Wales, or

a major precepting authority F3in Wales.

may contain one principle or two or more principles;

must constitute or include a comparison falling within subsection (4) below or comparisons each of which falls within subsection (4).

it is between the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year under consideration and the amount calculated by it as its budget requirement for a financial year falling before the year under consideration;

the earlier financial year in the comparison does not fall before that beginning with 1st April 1998.

any principles determined for the year must be such that the same set is determined for all authorities (if more than one) falling within the same category;

as regards an authority which does not fall within any of the categories, the F12Welsh Ministers may not exercise F12their power to designate or nominate the authority under section 52D below by reference to the excessiveness of its budget requirement for the year.

any year under consideration (within the meaning of section 52B above), and

any authority,

may relate to two or more authorities;

may be amended by a subsequent report under this section;

shall contain such explanation as the F19Welsh Ministers think desirable of the calculation by F20them of the alternative notional amount;

shall be laid before the F21National Assembly for Wales.

designate the authority as regards the year under consideration, or

nominate the authority.

the designation;

the set of principles determined for the authority under section 52B above;

the category in which the authority falls (if F25they determine categories under section 52B above);

the amount which F26they propose should be the maximum for the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year;

the target amount for the year, that is, the maximum amount which F27they propose the authority could calculate as its budget requirement for the year without the amount calculated being excessive;

the financial year as regards which F28they expect the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for that year to be equal to or less than the target amount for that year (assuming one to be determined for that year).

is invalid unless subsection (2) above is complied with;

shall be treated as made at the beginning of the day on which the authority receives a notification under that subsection.

an authority has been designated under section 52D(2)(a) above, and

after the designation is made the authority makes substitute calculations in relation to the year,

for reasons stated in the notice, it believes the maximum amount stated under subsection (2)(d) above should be such as the authority states in its notice, or

it accepts the maximum amount stated under subsection (2)(d) above.

proceed under subsection (4) below (in which case subsections (5) to (10) below shall also apply), or

proceed under subsection (11) below.

information which is supplied by the authority and is of a kind and provided in a form specified by the F30Welsh Ministers for the purposes of this section;

any other information F31they think is relevant.

shall make an order stating the amount which the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year is not to exceed;

may alter the target amount for the year.

the amount stated under subsection (4)(a) above may not exceed the amount already calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year unless in the F34Welsh Ministers' opinion the authority failed to comply with section 32 or 43 above (as the case may be) in making the calculation;

subject to paragraph (a) above, the amount stated under subsection (4)(a) above may be the same as, or greater or smaller than, that stated in the notice under section 52E(2)(d) above;

the F35Welsh Ministers may alter the target amount for the year under subsection (4)(b) above only if the amount stated under subsection (4)(a) above is greater or smaller than that stated in the notice under section 52E(2)(d) above.

shall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the F45National Assembly for Wales;

may relate to two or more authorities.

the amount stated in the case of the authority concerned in the order;

the altered target amount for the year (if F37they alter it in the case of the authority concerned).

cancel the designation of the authority under section 52D(2)(a) above as regards the year and notify the authority in writing of the cancellation, and

nominate the authority under section 52D(2)(b) above;

shall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the F54National Assembly for Wales;

may relate to two or more authorities.

that the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year does not exceed that stated in the notice, and

that any amount calculated under section 33(1) or 34(2) or (3) above as the basic amount of council tax applicable to any dwelling does not exceed that so calculated in the previous calculations.

it estimates will be payable for the year into its F58council fund in respect of additional grant, and

was not taken into account by it in making those calculations.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

sections 43 to 48 above F60....

that the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year does not exceed that stated in the notice, and

that any amount calculated under section 44(1) or 45(2) or (3) above as the basic amount of council tax applicable to any dwelling does not exceed that so calculated in the previous calculations.

it estimates will be payable to it for the year in respect of additional grant, and

was not taken into account by it in making those calculations.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the authority receives the notice F66....

begins at the end of the period mentioned in subsection (1) above, and

ends at the time (if any) when the authority complies with section F67... 52J above.

the nomination;

the set of principles determined for the authority under section 52B above;

the category in which the authority falls (if F70they determine categories under section 52B above);

the amount which F71they would have proposed as the target amount for the year under consideration if F71they had designated the authority as regards that year under section 52D(2)(a) above.

is invalid unless subsection (2) above is complied with;

shall be treated as made at the beginning of the day on which the authority receives a notification under that subsection.

shall decide, in the case of each authority nominated, whether to proceed under section 52M or under section 52N below in relation to it;

may decide to proceed under different sections in relation to different authorities.

F75nominate an authority under section 52D(2)(b) above, and

F76decide to proceed under this section in relation to the authority.

designate the authority as regards the financial year immediately following the year under consideration;

determine an amount which F78they propose should be the maximum for the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year as regards which the designation is made;

determine the target amount for the year as regards which the designation is made, that is, the maximum amount which F79they propose the authority could calculate as its budget requirement for the year without the amount calculated being excessive.

the amount which F81they would have proposed as the target amount for the year under consideration if F81they had designated the authority as regards that year under section 52D(2)(a) above, and

any information F82they think is relevant.

the designation;

the amount determined under subsection (2)(b) above;

the target amount determined under subsection (2)(c) above;

any information taken into account under subsection (3)(b) above;

the financial year as regards which F84they expect the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for that year to be equal to or less than the target amount for that year (assuming one to be determined for that year);

the period within which the authority may inform the F85Welsh Ministers that it challenges or accepts the amount stated under paragraph (b) above.

is invalid unless subsection (4) above is complied with;

shall be treated as made at the beginning of the day on which the authority receives a notification under that subsection.

an authority has been designated under this section as regards a financial year, and

after the designation is made the authority makes calculations or substitute calculations in relation to the year,

for reasons stated in the notice, it believes the maximum amount stated under subsection (4)(b) above should be such as the authority states in its notice, or

it accepts the maximum amount stated under subsection (4)(b) above.

F89nominate an authority under section 52D(2)(b) above, and

F90decide to proceed under this section in relation to the authority.

the amount which F94they would have proposed as the maximum for the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year under consideration if F94they had designated it as regards that year under section 52D(2)(a) above, and

any information F95they think is relevant.

the amount determined under subsection (2) above;

the amount mentioned in subsection (3)(a) above;

any information taken into account under subsection (3)(b) above.

shall, if F99they receive a notice under subsection (5) above, reconsider F100their determination under subsection (2) above (taking the notice into account);

shall notify the authority in writing of the amount which is to be the notional amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year under consideration.

the F101Welsh Ministers designate an authority as regards a year under section 52D(2)(a) above or section 52M above or this section, and

the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year exceeds the target amount for the year.

determine an amount which F105they propose should be the maximum for the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year as regards which the designation is made;

determine the target amount for the year as regards which the designation is made, that is, the maximum amount which F106they propose the authority could calculate as its budget requirement for the year without the amount calculated being excessive.

the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year mentioned in subsection (1) above,

the target amount for that year, and

any information F108they think is relevant.

the designation;

the amount determined under subsection (2)(a) above;

the target amount determined under subsection (2)(b) above;

any information taken into account under subsection (3)(c) above;

the financial year as regards which F110they expect the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for that year to be equal to or less than the target amount for that year (assuming one to be determined for that year);

the period within which the authority may inform the F111Welsh Ministers that it challenges or accepts the amount stated under paragraph (b) above.

is invalid unless subsection (4) above is complied with;

shall be treated as made at the beginning of the day on which the authority receives a notification under that subsection.

an authority has been designated under this section as regards a financial year, and

after the designation is made the authority makes calculations or substitute calculations in relation to the year,

for reasons stated in the notice, it believes the maximum amount stated under subsection (4)(b) above should be such as the authority states in its notice, or

it accepts the maximum amount stated under subsection (4)(b) above.

an authority designated under section 52M above informs the F123Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under subsection (8)(a) of that section, or

an authority designated under section 52P above informs the F124Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under subsection (8)(a) of that section.

shall make an order stating the amount which the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year is not to exceed;

may alter the target amount for the year.

information which is supplied by the authority and is of a kind and provided in a form specified by the F115Welsh Ministers for the purposes of this section;

any other information F116they think is relevant.

if the authority has already calculated an amount as its budget requirement for the year, the amount stated under subsection (2)(a) above may not exceed the amount already calculated unless in the F117Welsh Ministers' opinion the authority failed to comply with section 32 or 43 above (as the case may be) in making the calculation;

subject to paragraph (a) above, the amount stated under subsection (2)(a) above may be the same as, or greater or smaller than, that stated in the notice under section 52M(4)(b) or 52P(4)(b) above (as the case may be);

the F118Welsh Ministers may alter the target amount for the year under subsection (2)(b) above only if the amount stated under subsection (2)(a) above is greater or smaller than that stated in the notice under section 52M(4)(b) or 52P(4)(b) above (as the case may be).

shall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the F127National Assembly for Wales;

may relate to two or more authorities.

the amount stated in the case of the authority concerned in the order;

the altered target amount for the year (if F120they alter it in the case of the authority concerned).

an authority designated under section 52M above informs the F129Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under subsection (8)(b) of that section, or

an authority designated under section 52P above informs the F130Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under subsection (8)(b) of that section.

the period mentioned in section 52M(8) above ends without an authority designated under section 52M above informing the F135Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 52M(8), or

the period mentioned in section 52P(8) above ends without an authority designated under section 52P above informing the F136Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 52P(8).

shall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the F138National Assembly for Wales ;

may relate to two or more authorities.

has made calculations in relation to the year in accordance with sections 32 to 36 above, or

has made substitute calculations in relation to the year in accordance with section 37 above,

that the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year does not exceed that stated in the notice, and

that any amount calculated under section 33(1) or 34(2) or (3) above as the basic amount of council tax applicable to any dwelling does not exceed that so calculated in the previous calculations.

it estimates will be payable for the year into its F142council fund in respect of additional grant, and

was not taken into account by it in making those calculations.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

sections 43 to 48 above F144...,

calculations in accordance with sections 43 to 48 above, or

substitute calculations in accordance with section 49 above,

that the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year does not exceed that stated in the notice, and

that any amount calculated under section 44(1) or 45(2) or (3) above as the basic amount of council tax applicable to any dwelling does not exceed that so calculated in the previous calculations.

it estimates will be payable to it for the year in respect of additional grant, and

was not taken into account by it in making those calculations.

11th March, in the case of a billing authority;

1st March, in the case of a major precepting authority.

begins with the relevant date, and

ends at the time (if any) when the authority makes calculations or substitute calculations which comply with section F152... 52U above.

issued to it by local precepting authorities, or

anticipated by it in pursuance of regulations under section 41 above.

the amount which the F155Welsh Ministers propose should be the maximum for the amount calculated by a billing authority as its budget requirement for a financial year;

the maximum amount which F156they propose a billing authority could calculate as its budget requirement for a financial year without the amount calculated being excessive;

the amount which the amount calculated by a billing authority as its budget requirement for a financial year is not to exceed;

an amount which F157they propose should be, or an amount which is to be, the notional amount calculated by a billing authority as its budget requirement for a financial year;

the financial year as regards which F158they expect the amount calculated by a billing authority as its budget requirement for that year to be equal to or less than the target amount for that year.

a reference to the amount calculated is to the amount calculated without taking account of any precept which could be issued to the authority by a local precepting authority;

a reference to the amount which an authority could calculate is to the amount which it could calculate without taking account of any such precept;

a reference to the target amount is to the target amount calculated without taking account of any such precept.

issued to it by local precepting authorities, or

anticipated by it in pursuance of regulations under section 41 above.