# The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996, Article 55: Payment of interest


Subject to article 68, an authority may authorise a contractor to exercise the functions of—
(a) determining whether a ratepayer, in relation to his liability to pay anything by way of non-domestic rate, is entitled to a payment by way of interest on any amount;
(b) calculating the amount of any interest due to a ratepayer; and
(c) making payment of interest due to a ratepayer, or crediting the amount of any interest against any subsequent liability of a ratepayer to pay anything by way of non-domestic rate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1880/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-tax-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-1996/article-55
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