OpenLegislation

The Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/438 · Made 12 March 1989

Original text. legislation.gov.uk does not revise statutory instruments, so later amendments are not shown here. Changes made to it are listed under each provision when known.

COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 12th March 1989

Laid before Parliament 17th March 1989

Coming into force

except for regulations 4 and 5 7th April 1989

regulations 4 and 5 22nd May 1989

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 5(3)(d), 10(6), 12(6), 14(7), 19, 23(3), 25, 31(10), 40(3), (4), (11) and (12), 143(1) and (2) and 146(6) of, and paragraph 10(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 13 and 15 to 18 of Schedule 2, paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 and paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 to 24 and 26 to 28 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 41.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. 2Service of notices
  4. Part II: INFORMATION AND INSPECTION
  5. 3Duty to supply information to registration officers
  6. 4Responsible individuals
  7. 5Other information from individuals
  8. 6Information from public bodies
  9. 7Supply of information to Secretary of State
  10. 8Use of information by charging authority
  11. 9Notification of chargeable persons
  12. 10Inspection of the register by chargeable persons
  13. 11Extracts of the register for public inspection
  14. 12Inspection of records supplied
  15. Part III: BILLING
  16. 13Interpretation and application of Part III
  17. 14The requirement for demand notices
  18. 15Service of demand notices
  19. 16Demand notices: personal and standard community charges
  20. 17Personal and standard community charges: payments
  21. 18Collective community charges
  22. 19Notices: further provision
  23. 20Failure to pay instalments: personal and standard community charges
  24. 21Failure to submit returns or pay instalments: collective community charges
  25. 22Joint and several liability
  26. 23Joint and several liability: further provision
  27. 24Collection of penalties
  28. 25Appeals in relation to estimates
  29. 26Demand notices: final adjustment
  30. Part IV: ENFORCEMENT
  31. 27Interpretation and application of Part IV
  32. 28Liability orders: preliminary steps
  33. 29Application for liability order
  34. 30Liability orders: further provision
  35. 31Duties of debtors subject to liability order
  36. 32Making of attachment of earnings order
  37. 33Deductions under attachment of earnings order
  38. 34Attachment of earnings orders: ancillary powers and duties of employers and others served
  39. 35Attachment of earnings orders: duties of debtor
  40. 36Attachment of earnings orders: ancillary powers and duties of authority
  41. 37Priority between attachment of earnings orders
  42. 38Attachment of earnings orders: persons employed under the Crown
  43. 39Distress
  44. 40Appeals in connection with distress
  45. 41Commitment to prison
  46. 42Commitment to prison: further provision
  47. 43Insolvency
  48. 44Charging orders
  49. 45Charging orders: further provision
  50. 46Relationship between remedies
  51. 47Magistrates' courts
  52. 48Joint and several liability
  53. 49Collective community charge contributions
  54. 50Repayments
  55. 51Offences
  56. 52Miscellaneous provisions
  57. Part V: AREAS
  58. 53Interpretation of Part V
  59. 54Measurement of premises, etc.
  60. 55Parts of charging authority’s area: collective community charge
  61. 56Parts of charging authority’s area: personal community charge
  62. 57Parts of charging authority’s area: standard community charge
  63. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  64. 58Designated dwellings
  65. 59Co-owners
  66. 60Co-owners: administration and enforcement
  67. 61Outstanding liabilities on death
  68. 62Standard community charge multipliers
  69. 63Conditions for exemption of care workers
  70. Signature
  71. Schedule 1: PERSONAL AND STANDARD COMMUNITY CHARGE INSTALMENT SCHEME
  72. Part I: payment of the aggregate amount
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. Part II: cessation and adjustment of instalments
  79. 6Paragraph 6
  80. 7Paragraph 7
  81. 8Paragraph 8
  82. Schedule 2: COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY CHARGES
  83. Part I: records, returns and payments
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. 4Paragraph 4
  88. Part II: contributions
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. 7Paragraph 7
  92. 8Paragraph 8
  93. 9Paragraph 9
  94. Schedule 3ENFORCEMENT: PRESCRIBED FORMS
  95. Schedule 4DEDUCTIONS TO BE MADE UNDER ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDER
  96. Schedule 5: CHARGES CONNECTED WITH DISTRESS
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. 3Paragraph 3
  100. Explanatory note