Paragraph 12

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below shall supply to a F1localauthority such information as fulfils the following conditions—

(a)

it is in the possession or control of the person concerned;

(b)

the authority request the person concerned to supply it;

(c)

it is requested by the authority for the purpose of carrying out their functions under Part II of this Act; and

(d)

it does not fall within any prescribed description of information which need not be supplied.

F2(1A)

Information may be prescribed under sub-paragraph (1)(d) by reference to—

(a)

how the person concerned came to be in possession or control of the information;

(b)

the purpose for which it is requested by the authority.

(2)

The persons referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are—

(a)

any other authority;

F3(b)

any district council;

(c)

the electoral registration officer for any area in Great Britain;

(d)

any community charges registration officer;

(e)

the local assessor for the F4levying authority’s area; and

(f)

any housing body operating in the levying authority’s area.

(3)

The regulations may include provision that the information is to be supplied in a prescribed form and within a prescribed period of the request being made.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 2 para. 12(1) substituted (S.) (16.2.1996 subject to art. 2(2) of the commencing S.I.) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 176(16)(b) (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 2(1)(b)(c)
F2: Sch. 2 para. 12(1A) inserted (31.10.2012) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), s. 17(4)
F3: Sch. 2 para. 12(2)(b) repealed (S.) (16.2.1996 subject to art. 2(2) of the commencing S.I.) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 2(1)(b)(d)(iv)
F4: Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(2)(e)(f) repealed (S.) (16.2.1996 subject to art. 2(2) of the commencing S.I.) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14. (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 2(1)(b)(d)(iv)