The Local Government Changes for England (Community Charge and Council Tax, Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals and Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1995

Proposals: further provision

12.—(1) Subject to regulation 13 where, in relation to a transferred property, a proposal is made as described in regulation 11(2) which relates to or affects a preceding year, whether or not it also affects a subsequent year, on or after the reorganisation date—

(a) references in regulations 5(1) and (6), 9(1)(b) (procedure subsequent to the making of proposals), and 34 (notifications by listing officer) of the 1993 Regulations to the “billing authority” shall include the relinquishing authority and the acquiring authority;

(b) references in the 1993 Regulations to the “listing officer” in relation to anything done by or in relation to the listing officer prior to the reorganisation date shall have effect as if they were references to the listing officer for the relinquishing authority, and for this purpose anything done by or in relation to such a listing officer shall on or after the reorganisation date be treated as if it had been done by or in relation to the listing officer for the acquiring authority;

(c) references in the 1993 Regulations to the “listing officer” in relation to anything done by or in relation to the listing officer on or after the reorganisation date shall have effect as if they were references to the listing officer for the acquiring authority, except in regulations 10 (proposals agreed by listing officer), 12(1)(a) and (2)(a) (agreed alterations following proposals), 16(2)(a) (interpretation) and 19(1) (withdrawal) of those Regulations where the references shall have effect as if they were references to the listing officers for the relinquishing authority and the acquiring authority, and in regulation 13(1) (disagreement as to proposed alteration) of those Regulations where the reference shall have effect as if it were a reference to the listing officer for the relinquishing authority or the acquiring authority.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), regulation 12(2)(e) of the 1993 Regulations shall apply as if the acquiring authority satisfied condition (i) in that regulation.