The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 74, 140(4) and 143(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988[1] and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales[2] and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Regulations. Citation commencement and interpretation 1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Park Authorities Levies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 7 February 2000. (2) In these Regulations
Amendment of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations
Amendment of regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations
(This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the National Park Authorities (Levies) (Wales) Regulations 1995 ("the 1995 Regulations") as amended by the National Park Authorities (Levies) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1996. The 1995 Regulations provide for the issue of levies by the National Park authorities to Welsh county or county borough councils as billing authorities for National Parks in Wales. These Regulations replace certain provisions in the 1995 Regulations for the financial years 2000 and 2001 (regulations 2 and 5). Further legislation will be required for subsequent years. Regulation 3 of these Regulations revokes paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 4 (issue of levies) of the 1995 Regulations. Those paragraphs, prevent a National Park authority from issuing a levy before the 15th January in the financial year preceding the financial year to which the authority's levy relates, unless the National Assembly for Wales has made a determination of the amount of grant it is prepared to give to the authority under section 72 of the Environment Act 1995. Regulation 4 of these Regulations, substitutes paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of regulation 6 (maximum amount of levies) of the 1995 Regulations with a new paragraph (5). Regulation 6 prevents a National Park authority from raising by way of levies an amount in excess of the maximum amount. Paragraph (5) makes a provision for calculating the maximum levy where the National Assembly for Wales has made a determination of National Park grants before the 15th January date referred to above. Paragraphs (6) and (7) make provision for calculation of the maximum levy where the National Assembly for Wales has not made a determination of grant by the 15th January. The substituted provision specifies a single maximum amount of levy which is specified for each National Park authority. Regulation 5 makes consequential amendments. Notes: [1] 1988 c.41. to which there are amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.back [2] See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).back [3] S.I. 1995/3019; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/2913back
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