2004 No. 1013 (W.110)
COUNCIL TAX, WALES
RATING AND VALUATION, WALES

The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) and the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 113(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19921, and section 143 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19882, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Name, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations are called the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) and the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

(2)

These Regulations apply to billing authorities in Wales only.

Amendments2.

The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”)3 and the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989 (“the 1989 Regulations”)4, are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Charges connected with distress3.

In Schedule 5 of the 1992 Regulations and in Schedule 3 of the 1989 Regulations:

(a)

in column (2) of the Table to paragraph 1 —

(i)

in relation to head A (visit where no levy is made), for “£20.00” substitute “£22.50”, and for “£15.00” substitute “£16.50”;

(ii)

in relation to head E (possession of goods), for “£12.50” substitute “£14.00” and for “£10.00” substitute “£11.00”; and

(iii)

in relation to head H (prior payment etc.), for “£20.00” substitute “£22.50”; and

(b)

in subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2 (amounts in respect of levy) —

(i)

in paragraph (a), for “£20” substitute “£22.50”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (b), for “20 per cent” substitute “22.5 per cent”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19985
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”) and the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989 (“the 1989 Regulations”) in relation to Wales.

Regulation 3 revises the levels of certain fees which may be charged in respect of distress. These increases are in line with inflation since 1998 when the fees were last increased.