2001 No. 362
COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND
RATING AND VALUATION, ENGLAND

The Community Charges, Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Enforcement) (Magistrates' Courts) (England) Regulations 2001

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 143(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 8 of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19881 and section 113(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 8 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19922 hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

These Regulations, which extend to England only, may be cited as the Community Charges, Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Enforcement) (Magistrates' Courts) (England) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

Amendment of regulations2.

In each of the following provisions, for the words “clerk of the court ” there shall be substituted the words “justices' chief executive for the court”—

(a)

regulation 52(4) of the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 19893;

(b)

regulation 23(4) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 19894;

(c)

regulation 57(3) of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 19925.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to England only, amend the following instruments to transfer the administrative functions of justices' clerks under them to justices' chief executives:

  • the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989;

  • the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989;

  • the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992.

Similar transfers are made by section 90 of and Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).