Regulation 3 Relevant population for charging authorities' areas

(1)

For the purposes of section 69 of the Act^f1, a charging authority shall calculate the relevant population of its area for the chargeable financial year by reference to the formula–

\frac{I}{£ 175}

(2)

I is the sum which the charging authority estimates, in accordance with paragraph (3), would be the total amount yielded by its community charges for the year if it set for the year one amount of £175 for its personal community charges for its area under section 32 of the Act.

(3)

Subject to the provisions of regulation 5, in estimating a sum for I, a charging authority shall take into account the information described in regulation 4.

(4)

The calculation required by paragraph (1) shall be made to the nearest whole number in accordance with the following rules–

(a)

where (apart from this sub-paragraph and after taking into account each whole number) there would be an excess of more than 0.5, the excess shall be made up to 1, and

(b)

where (apart from this sub-paragraph and after taking into account each whole number) there would be an excess of 0.5 or less, the excess shall be ignored.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 69 was amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 5, paragraph 50.