Regulation 11 Anticipation of levies: county councils
A county council making calculations in accordance with section 43 of the 1992 Act (“the calculations”), originally or by way of substitute, for a financial year (“the year”) may anticipate a levy to be issued to it for the year by the NRA in any case where—
such a levy has not been issued by the NRA to the county council at the time the calculations are made; and
the NRA issued a levy under the National Rivers Authority (Levies) Regulations 1990 or these Regulations for the preceding financial year.
Subject to paragraph (3) below, where, pursuant to paragraph (1) above, the county council anticipates a levy to be issued by the NRA for the year, the amount of the levy so anticipated shall be equal to the county council’s estimate, at the time the calculations (or last calculations) are made, of the amount of the levy which it considers likely will be issued to it for the year by the NRA.
Where a levy has previously been anticipated by the county council for the purposes of the calculations for the year, the amount of the levy which may be anticipated by the county council for the purposes of any substitute calculations for the year shall be equal to the amount previously anticipated.
Whether or not a county council making calculations (originally or by way of substitute) for a financial year anticipates a levy to be issued in accordance with these Regulations to it by the NRA—
where the NRA issues such a levy to the county council, the county council shall pay to the NRA a sum equal to the amount of the levy; and
where the NRA does not issue such a levy to the county council, the county council shall not pay any sum to the NRA in respect of such a levy.