This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1996/2794 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument

1996 No. 2976

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALESFINANCE

The National Park Authorities (Levies) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 74, 140(4) and 143(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 19881, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations–

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Park Authorities (Levies) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 28th November 1996.

Apportionment2

In regulation 4(3) of the National Park Authorities (Levies) (England) Regulations 19962, insert “local authority” before “members of the National Park authority”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment 27th November 1996

David CurryMinister of State,Department of the Environment

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The National Park Authorities (Levies) (England) Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”) apply to the issue of levies by National Park authorities to meet their expenses in respect of financial years beginning on or after 1st April 1997. Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations provides for apportionment of the amount which is to be raised by a National Park authority in respect of any financial year by way of levies.

These Regulations amend the definition of the relevant proportion in regulation 4(3) of the principal Regulations.