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Local Authority (Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases) Regulations 2012

01 March 2012
Categories: Legislation
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Make provision in relation to council tax referendums and the changes to local authority requisite calculations made by the Localism Act 2011.

Commencement date
16 March 2012

Legislation Affected

SI 1992/612; SI 1992/2789; SI 1992/2903; SI 1996/2794; SI 1996/263; SI 2008/626; SI 2009/5; SI 2011/696 amended


Summary

That Act makes a number of amendments to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, in particular, in relation to England it introduces council tax referendums which must be held if an authority sets an excessive relevant basic amount of council tax (“relevant amount”) and it changes the requisite calculations which authorities must make when calculating their council tax for a financial year.

If a precepting authority sets an excessive amount of council tax any referendums must be held on its behalf by its billing authorities. Prescribe the dates by which precepting authorities must notify their billing authorities if they set an excessive relevant amount for a financial year.

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