Section 52ZD Approval of principlesF1
England and Wales
The principles for a financial year must be set out in a report which must be laid before the House of Commons.
If a report for a financial year is not laid before the specified date or, if so laid, is not approved by resolution of the House of Commons on or before the specified date—
no principles have effect for that year, and
accordingly, no authority's relevant basic amount of council tax for the year is capable of being excessive for the purposes of this Chapter.
If the Secretary of State does not propose to determine a set of principles for a financial year, the Secretary of State must lay a report before the House of Commons before the specified date giving the Secretary of State's reasons for not doing so.
In this section “the specified date”, in relation to a financial year, means the date on which the local government finance report for the year under F2paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act is approved by resolution of the House of Commons.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 1 Ch. 4ZA inserted (3.12.2011) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 72(1), 240(2), Sch. 5; S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(g) (with art. 3(1)(2))
- F2
Words in s. 52ZD(4) substituted (27.3.2013) by The Local Government Finance Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/733), arts. 1, 2(3)
Notes on Part I
Modifications
- C1
Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (6.3.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), s. 18(1)(a)(b).
- C2
Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (31.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/549, art.3.
- C3
Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (31.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/550, arts. 3, 4
Pt. I (ss. 1-69) modified (28.11.1994) by S.I. 1994/2825, reg. 3
- C4
Pt. 1 modified (24.12.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022), regs. 1(2), 8
- C5
Pt. 1 modified (24.12.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022), regs. 1(2), 7
Notes on Chapter IVZA
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 1 Ch. 4ZA modified by S.I. 2008/3022, reg. 15A, Sch. 3 (as inserted (25.1.2012) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/20), regs. 1(2), 7, 11, Sch. 2) (as amended (2.1.2019) by The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1296), regs. 1, 10, 12)
- C2
Pt. 1 Chs. 4, 4ZA: power to modify conferred by 2009 c. 20, s. 107G(3) (as inserted (E.W.) (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), ss. 5(3), 25(2))
- C3
Pt. 1 Chs. 4, 4ZA applied (with modifications) (27.4.2017) by The Combined Authorities (Finance) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/611), arts. 1, 4(1)(2)(a), Sch. (as amended (17.5.2024) by S.I. 2024/652, regs. 1(1), 3(a)(b))
- C4
Pt. 1 Ch. 4ZA: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 41(3), 255(2)(c) (with s. 247)