Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1880

      The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996


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DRAFT STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 1880

CONTRACTING OUT

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

Made 17th July 1996
Coming into force 18th July 1996


ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES

PART I
General
1.  Title, commencement and interpretation
PART II
Council tax: contracting out
2.  Interpretation of Part
3.  Functions of local authorities
4.  Notices
5.  Information about properties
6.  Information from residents, etc.
7.  Information from public bodies
8.  Inquiries as to dwellings
9.  Assumptions as to dwellings
10.  Notification of assumption and billing particulars
11.  Information relating to exempt dwellings, etc.
12.  Ascertaining entitlement to discounts
13.  Ascertaining entitlement to reduced amounts
14.  Demand notices and council tax payments
15.  Cessation and adjustment of instalments
16.  Failure to pay instalments
17.  Payments: adjustments
18.  Joint taxpayers' notice
19.  Collection of penalties
20.  Demand notices: final adjustment
21.  Executors and administrators—council tax
22.  Liability orders
23.  Attachment of earnings
24.  Attachment of allowances orders
25.  Distress
26.  Insolvency
27.  Charging orders
PART III
Council tax: consequential, supplemental and incidental provisions
28.  Amendment of Regulations
29.  Form of attachment of earnings order
30.  Magistrates' courts
PART IV
Community charges: contracting out
31.  Interpretation of Part
32.  Functions of local authorities
33.  Notices
34.  Information about properties
35.  Personal and standard community charges: payments
36.  Joint and several liability
37.  Collection of penalties
38.  Demand notices: final adjustment
39.  Executors and administrators—community charges
40.  Liability orders
41.  Attachment of earnings
42.  Distress
43.  Insolvency
44.  Charging orders
PART V
Community charges: consequential, supplemental and incidental provisions
45.  Amendment of Regulations
46.  Form of attachment of earnings order
47.  Magistrates' courts
PART VI
Non-domestic rating: contracting out
48.  Interpretation of Part
49.  Functions of local authorities
50.  Notices
51.  Demand notices and payments of non-domestic rates
52.  Cessation and adjustment of instalments
53.  Failure to pay instalments
54.  Demand notices: final adjustment
55.  Payment of interest
56.  Executors and administrators—non-domestic rates
57.  Liability orders
58.  Distress
59.  Insolvency
60.  Security for unpaid rates
PART VII
Non-domestic rates: consequential, supplemental and incidental provisions
61.  Amendment of Regulations—magistrates' courts
PART VIII
Conditions attaching to the exercise of functions
62.  Interpretation of Part
63.  Conditions attaching to the exercise of functions
64.  Notices and other documents
65.  Contents of demand notices—England
66.  Contents of demand notices—Wales
67.  Agreements as to payments etc.
68.  Deduction of tax from payments of interest
69.  Application for liability orders
70.  Enforcement
71.  Information
72.  Assignment and sub-contracting
PART IX
Miscellaneous and supplemental provisions
73.  Warrants of commitment
74.  Demand notices: regulations as respects England
75.  Demand notices: regulations as respects Wales
76.  Appearance of authority in legal proceedings

 

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