The National Rivers Authority (Levies) Regulations 1993

Anticipation of levies: billing authorities

10.—(1) In this regulation, “authority” means a local council which is a billing authority.

(2) An authority making calculations in accordance with section 32 of the 1992 Act (“the calculations”), originally or by way of substitute, for a financial year (“the year”) may anticipate a levy to be issued in accordance with these Regulations to it for the year by the NRA in any case where—

(a) such a levy has not been issued by the NRA to the authority at the time the calculations are made; and

(b) the NRA issued a levy under the National Rivers Authority (Levies) Regulations 1990(1) or these Regulations for the preceding financial year.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4) below, where, pursuant to paragraph (2) above, the authority anticipates a levy to be issued by the NRA for the year, the amount of the levy so anticipated shall be equal to the authority’s estimate, at the time the calculations (or last calculations) are made, of the amount of the levy which it considers likely will be issued to it for the year by the NRA.

(4) Where a levy has previously been anticipated by the authority for the purposes of a calculation for the year, the amount of the levy which may be anticipated by the authority for the purposes of any substitute calculations for the year shall be equal to the amount previously anticipated.

(5) Whether or not an authority making calculations (originally or by way of substitute) for a financial year anticipates a levy to be issued in accordance with these Regulations to it by the NRA—

(a) where the NRA issues such a levy to the authority, the authority shall pay to the NRA a sum equal to the amount of the levy; and

(b) where the NRA does not issue such a levy to the authority, the authority shall not pay any sum to the NRA in respect of such a levy.

(1)

S.I. 1990/118.