http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/14/section/52FLocal Government Finance Act 1992An Act to provide for certain local authorities to levy and collect a new tax, to be called council tax; to abolish community charges; to make further provision with respect to local government finance (including provision with respect to certain grants by local authorities); and for connected purposes.1992-03-06texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-01Expert Participation2026-05-01 Local Government Finance Act 1992s. 6(2)(ea)Local Government Finance Act 2012s. 13(1)s. 13(2)Local Government Finance Act 1992s. 13(8)(ba)(bb)Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024Deddf Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2024s. 19(2)(e)(ii)s. 23(7)Local Government Finance Act 1992s. 13(11)(12)Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024Deddf Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2024s. 19(2)(f)s. 23(7)Local Government Finance Act 1992s. 66(2)(bza)Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024Deddf Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2024s. 19(6)s. 23(7)Local Government Finance Act 1992Sch. 1BLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024Deddf Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2024s. 19(7)s. 23(7)Local Government Finance Act 1992ActThe Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010reg. 16 Sch. 2reg. 1(2) Part ICHAPTER IVA52F1This section applies if an authority designated under section 52D(2)(a) above informs the Welsh Ministers by notice in writing under section 52E(5)(a) above.2After considering any information falling within subsection (3) below the Welsh Ministers shall either—aproceed under subsection (4) below (in which case subsections (5) to (10) below shall also apply), orbproceed under subsection (11) below.3Information falling within this subsection is—ainformation which is supplied by the authority and is of a kind and provided in a form specified by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of this section;bany other information they think is relevant.4If they proceed under this subsection the Welsh Ministers —ashall make an order stating the amount which the amount calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for the year is not to exceed;bmay alter the target amount for the year.5The following paragraphs apply for the purposes of subsection (4) above—athe 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 Welsh Ministers' opinion the authority failed to comply with section 32 or 43 above (as the case may be) in making the calculation;bsubject 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;cthe Welsh 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.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7An order under this section—ashall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales;bmay relate to two or more authorities.8As soon as is reasonably practicable after an order under this section is made the Welsh Ministers shall serve on the authority (or each authority) a notice stating—athe amount stated in the case of the authority concerned in the order;bthe altered target amount for the year (if they alter it in the case of the authority concerned).9When they serve a notice under subsection (8) above on a precepting authority the Welsh Ministers shall also serve a copy of it on each billing authority to which the precepting authority has power to issue a precept.10In applying subsection (5)(a) above the Welsh Ministers shall ignore any calculation for which another has been substituted at the time of designation.11If the Welsh Ministers proceed under this subsection they shall—acancel the designation of the authority under section 52D(2)(a) above as regards the year and notify the authority in writing of the cancellation, andbnominate the authority under section 52D(2)(b) above;and in such a case the designation under section 52D(2)(a) above and the notification under section 52E above shall be treated as not having been made.Chapter 4A (ss. 52A-52Z) inserted (27.7.1999 with effect as mentioned in s. 30(2) of the amending Act.) by 1999 c. 27, s. 30(1), Sch. 1 para. 1Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (6.3.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), s. 18(1)(a)(b).Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (31.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/549, art.3.Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (31.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/550, arts. 3, 4Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (28.11.1994) by S.I. 1994/2825, reg. 3Pt. 1 modified (24.12.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022), regs. 1(2), 7Pt. 1 modified (24.12.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022), regs. 1(2), 8Words in s. 52F(3)(a) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(4)(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(3)(b) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(4)(b); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(4) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(5)(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(4) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(5)(b); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(5)(a) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(6)(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(5)(c) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(6)(b); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(8) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(9)(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(8)(b) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(9)(b); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(9) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(10)(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(9) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(10)(b); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(10) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(11); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(11) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(12)(a); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Word in s. 52F(11) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(12)(b); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(1) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(2); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(2) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(3); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)Words in s. 52F(7)(a) substituted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(8); S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)S. 52F(6) repealed (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 6 para. 9(7), Sch. 25 Pt. 12; S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(i)