Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the provisions of the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 (“the principal Regulations”) and the Community Charges (Co-owners) Regulations 1990 concerned with billing and collection in respect of community charges. They make amendments to the provisions of the principal regulations dealing with the issue of community charge bills net of community charge benefit (so that amongst other matters such bills are calculated by reference to the current determination of benefit for the case in question); provide that sums paid by a spouse or manager in respect of a chargeable person’s liability may be recovered (where appropriate) from the chargeable person’s personal representative if he dies; and clarify the provisions of the principal Regulations and the Community Charges (Co-owners) Regulations 1990 dealing with the awarding of costs where liability orders are made against persons who are jointly and severally liable.