Article 12 Anticipation

A police authority when making calculations in accordance with section 32 or 43 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992^f1 (as appropriate) (originally or by way of substitution) for a financial year, may anticipate a levy to be issued to it in accordance with this Order for the relevant year by the Authority in any case where such a levy has not been issued by the Authority to the police authority at the time the calculations are made.

Where, pursuant to paragraph (1) above, a police authority anticipates a levy to be issued by the Authority for the relevant year, the amount of the levy so anticipated shall be equal to the police authority’s estimate, at the time the calculations (or last calculation) are made, of the amount of the levy which will be issued to it for the relevant year.

Whether or not a police authority making calculations (originally or by way of substitute) for a financial year anticipates a levy to be issued in accordance with this Order—

When estimating the amount of levy which will be issued a police authority shall do so on the basis of any information available to it at that time.