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Article 13 Payment of the levy

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(1)

The amount of a levy issued to a police authority under this Order shall be paid in full by that police authority in the relevant year in respect of which the levy is issued.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (4) below, where the levy issued to a police authority for the relevant year is £1 million or more, it shall be paid in ten equal instalments, payable respectively at the end of April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December and January in that year.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (4) below, where the levy issued to a police authority for the relevant year is less than £1 million, it shall be paid in five equal instalments, payable respectively at the end of April, June, August, October and December in that year.

(4)

In relation to the financial year ending with 31st March 1999 the instalment payable at the end of April shall be paid as to one half on 3rd April 1998 and as to the remainder at the end of April 1998.

(5)

References in this article to payment of a levy are references to the payment of a levy after the deductions of any amount credited against the liability of the police authority in respect of that levy in accordance with article 11(4) above.