Explanatory note

These Regulations provide for the issue of levies to billing authorities by National Park authorities for National Parks in Wales established by Article 3 of the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2803). By virtue of Section 71(1) of the Environment Act 1995, a National Park authority may issue a levy to any Welsh county or county borough council by whom a local authority member of that authority is appointed. Welsh county and county borough councils are billing authorities. The Regulations apply to levies issued by such National Park authorities for the purpose of meeting their expenses in respect of financial years beginning on or after the 1st April 1996.

The Regulations include provisions as to the issue of levies (regulation 4), the apportionment of levies between councils (regulation 5 and the Schedule), the maximum amount of levies (regulation 6), the issuing of substituted levies (regulation 7), the payment of levies (regulation 8) and interest thereon (regulation 9). Regulation 10 provides for a council to anticipate a levy which may be issued to it.