# The Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1991 S.I. 1991/212 · made 5 February 1991 These Regulations set out a scheme for reducing the liability of certain individuals in Wales to pay a personal community charge. The scheme applies for the financial year beginning 1st April 1991. Made under: Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Section 13A, Section 31, Section 140, Section 143, Section 146) ## Introductory text COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 5th February 1991 Laid before Parliament 8th February 1991 Coming into force 1st March 1991 The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13A, 31(10), 140(4), 143(1) and (2) and 146(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: ## 1 Citation, commencement and application These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Community Charge (Relief) (Wales) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st March 1991. They apply to Wales only. ## 2 Interpretation etc. (1) In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988; “applicable relief”, in relation to a community area, means the amount (if any) prescribed in relation to that area in Schedule 1; “Caldey” means Caldey Island and St Margaret’s Island in the County of Dyfed; “community” means a community within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972; “community area” means— (a) an area which is co-extensive with the area, as at 1st January 1991, of a community, and a community area identified in Schedule 1 by the name of a community in a district means the area which is co-extensive with the area of the community of that name at that date; (b) Caldey; “prescribed year” means the chargeable financial year prescribed in regulation 3; “set charge” means the amount set by the relevant charging authority as its personal community charge for its area for the prescribed year under Part II of the Act or any substitute amount so set or, where the authority has set different amounts for different areas, the amount applicable in the case of the chargepayer concerned, apart from these Regulations. (2) References in these Regulations to the amount a person is liable to pay in respect of a personal community charge shall be construed as references to that amount before any reduction is made to that amount in respect of his entitlement to community charge benefit under the Social Security Act 1986. (3) These Regulations apply whether the liability of a person to pay an amount to a charging authority in respect of a personal community charge arises under section 12 of the Act or that section read with section 13 of the Act. ## 3 Prescribed Year The chargeable financial year beginning on 1st April 1991 is prescribed as the year for which these Regulations apply. ## 4 Calculation of, and entitlement to, relief (1) Subject to regulation 5, if— (a) a person is liable to pay an amount to a charging authority in respect of a personal community charge as it has effect for the prescribed year, and (b) the residence by virtue of which he is subject on a day in the prescribed year to that charge is situated in a community area named in Schedule 1, the amount he is liable to pay in respect of the charge for that day shall be found in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) The liability of the person to pay an amount in respect of the charge for a day in the prescribed year shall be calculated as if the charging authority had set for that year a charge equal to its set charge less the applicable relief for the community area in which is situated the residence by virtue of which he is subject on that day to the charge. (3) For the purposes of this regulation, if a residence consists of premises, and the premises are, or are treated as, situated wholly within a community area, the residence shall be treated as situated in that community area. (4) The rules in Schedule 2 shall apply for the purposes of the application of paragraph (3). ## 5 Calculation of, and entitlement to, relief Regulation 4 shall not apply to reduce the liability of a person to pay an amount in respect of a personal community charge for any day if the reduction in his liability would occasion a reduction, which is greater, in the amount of community charge benefit to which he is entitled under the Social Security Act 1986 in relation to that day. ## 6 Provision of information Except as regards a decision to which regulation 7 applies, where a charging authority makes a decision relating to the application or operation of these Regulations in relation to a person, the authority shall, if requested in writing by the person so affected, provide him with a written statement of its decision and the reasons for it; and the statement shall be dated and sent within 14 days from the date on which it is requested or as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter. ## 7 Provision of information A charging authority which decides that regulation 5 applies in the case of a person shall within 14 days of the date of that decision provide the person in question with a statement of the effect of that regulation and its reasons for deciding that it applies in his case. ## Signature David Hunt Secretary of State for Wales 5th February 1991 ## Schedule 1 PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS OF RELIEF In the district of: Community Area Amount Prescribed (applicable relief) £ Aberconwy Bro Garmon 42 Bro Machno 62 Caerhun 8 Capel Curig 36 Dolgarrog 46 Dolwyddelan 28 Eglwysbach 10 Llanddoged and Maenan 16 Llanfairfechan 22 Llanrwst 13 Trefriw 9 Ysbyty Ifan 66 Alyn and Deeside Buckley 14 Connah’s Quay 11 Hope 37 Llanfynydd 40 Queensferry 49 Saltney 32 Sealand 41 Shotton 33 Treuddyn 49 Arfon Aber 2 Bangor 10 Bethesda 53 Betws Garmon 52 Bontnewydd 20 Caernarfon 2 Llanberis 65 Llanddeiniolen 53 Llandygai 32 Llandwrog 45 Llanllechid 17 Llanllyfni 59 Llanrug 19 Llanwnda 32 Pentir 8 Waunfawr 25 Y Felinheli 1 Blaenau Gwent Abertillery 80 Beaufort 42 Brynmawr 56 Cwm 88 Ebbw Vale 65 Llanhilleth 80 Nantyglo and Blaina 59 Tredegar 62 Brecknock Builth 9 Cray 36 Duhonw 3 Erwood 27 Felin-fâch 24 Glyn Tarell 7 Honddu Isaf 14 Llanafanfawr 37 Llanfrynach 7 Llangamarch 36 Llanwrthwl 24 Llanwrtyd Wells 17 Llywel 37 Maescar 25 Merthyr Cynog 50 Talybont-on-Usk 1 Tawe-Uchaf 48 Trallong 32 Treflys 29 Yscir 4 Ystradfelite 21 Ystradgynlais 42 Cardiff Adamsdown 86 Butetown 5 Caerau 25 Canton 35 Cathays 83 Ely 23 Fairwater 15 Gabalfa 45 Grangetown 56 Llandaff North 27 Llanrumney 23 Plasnewydd 56 Riverside 50 Rumney 18 Splott 70 Tongwynlais 40 Trowbridge 33 Carmarthen Abergwili 19 Abernant 77 Bronwydd 8 Cenarth 53 Cilymaenllwd 72 Clynderwen 41 Cynwyl Elfed 56 Eglwyscummin 44 Gorslas 30 Henllanfallteg 58 Laugharne Township 28 Llanarthney 38 Llanboidy 73 Llanddarog 31 Llanddowror 52 Llandyfaelog 17 Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 40 Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn 67 Llangain 38 Llangeler 46 Llangyndeyrn 44 Llangynin 51 Llangynog 59 Llanllawddog 41 Llanllwni 47 Llanpumsaint 59 Llansteffan 26 Llanwinio 72 Llanybydder 38 Llanycrwys 79 Meidrim 55 Newcastle Emlyn 13 Newchurch and Merthyr 39 Pencarreg 48 St. Clears 15 St. Ishmael 10 Trelech 71 Whitland 27 Ceredigion Aberporth 3 Beulah 42 Blaenrheidol 13 Ceulanamaesmawr 5 Ciliau Aeron 57 Dyffryn Arth 44 Henfynyw 29 Llanarth 36 Llanddewi Brefi 24 Llandyfriog 45 Llandysiliogogo 58 Llandysul 42 Llanfair Clydogau 58 Llanfihangel Ystrad 47 Llangeitho 40 Llangoedmor 17 Llangrannog 14 Llangwyryfon 45 Llangybi 56 Llansantffraid 13 Llanwenog 58 Llanwnnen 52 Lledrod 38 Nantcwnlle 52 Penbryn 31 Pontarfynach 37 Trawsgoed 21 Tregaron 1 Troedyraur 55 Ysbyty Ystwyth 24 Ystrad Fflur 21 Ystrad Meurig 24 Colwyn Betws yn Rhos 45 Cerrigydrudion 75 Colwyn Bay 3 Llanfair Talhaiarn 57 Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr 78 Llangernyw 65 Llangwm 57 Llannefydd 61 Llansannan 61 Llysfaen 22 Mochdre 13 Pentrefoelas 87 Trefnant 19 Cynon Valley Aberaman 55 Abercynon 78 Aberdare 60 Cwmbach 61 Hirwaun 51 Mountain Ash 65 Penrhiwceiber 97 Pen-y-waun 60 Rhigos 57 Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm 51 Delyn Bagillt 42 Brynford 54 Caerwys 26 Cilcain 14 Flint 27 Halkyn 45 Holywell 23 Leeswood 51 Llanasa 11 Mostyn 37 Nannerch 19 Nercwys 60 Northop 7 Northop Hall 9 Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor 36 Whitford 5 Ysceifiog 33 Dinefwr Ammanford 8 Betws 29 Cilycwm 64 Cwmamman 46 Dyffryn Cennen 45 Cynwyl Gaeo 77 Llanddeusant 83 Llandeilo 13 Llandovery 25 Llandybie 27 Llanegwad 26 Llanfair-ar-y-bryn 74 Llanfihangel Aberbythych 44 Llanfynydd 76 Llangadog 57 Llangathen 42 Llansadwrn 76 Llansawel 71 Llanwrda 42 Manordeilo and Salem 38 Myddfai 71 Quarter Bach 47 Talley 73 Dwyfor Aberdaron 57 Beddgelert 50 Botwnnog 67 Buan 39 Clynnog 53 Dolbenmaen 44 Llanaelhaearn 67 Llannor 37 Llanystumdwy 41 Nefyn 7 Pistyll 70 Pwllheli 19 Tudweiliog 58 Glyndŵr Aberwheeler 98 Betws Gwerful Goch 122 Bryneglwys 102 Ceiriog Ucha 78 Chirk 45 Clocaenog 107 Corwen 88 Cyffylliog 91 Cynwyd 101 Denbigh 45 Derwen 81 Efenechtyd 38 Glyntraian 69 Gwyddelwern 110 Henllan 59 Llanarmon-yn-Ial 63 Llandegla 75 Llandrillo 74 Llandyrnog 69 Llanelidan 82 Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd 63 Llanderres 68 Llangedwyn 107 Llangollen 56 Llangollen Rural 71 Llangynhafal 46 Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant 107 Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch 66 Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog 79 Llansilin 86 Llantysilio 66 Llanynys 59 Nantglyn 94 Ruthin 21 Islwyn Abercarn 60 Argoed 59 Blackwood 28 Cefn Fforest 55 Crosskeys 52 Crumlin 45 Newbridge 53 Pengam 47 Penmaen 34 Pontllanfraith 21 Risca 28 Ynysddu 67 Llanelli Cefn Sidan 30 Kidwelly 57 Llanedi 36 Llanelli 22 Llanelli Rural 23 Llangennech 32 Llannon 52 Pontyberem 56 Trimsaran 63 Lliw Valley Cilybebyll 32 Clydach 42 Cwmllynfell 76 Gorseinon 42 Gowerton 26 Grovesend 58 Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 74 Llwchwr 28 Mawr 76 Penllergaer 15 Pontardawe 54 Pontardulais 41 Ystalyfera 78 Meirionnydd Brithdir and Llanfachreth 40 Corris 65 Dolgellau 10 Ffestiniog 73 Ganllwyd 65 Llanbedr 11 Llandderfel 44 Llanegryn 26 Llanfihangel-y-Pennant 46 Llanfrothen 43 Llangywer 45 Llanuwchllyn 44 Llanycil 59 Maentwrog 87 Mawddwy 47 Penrhyndeudraeth 22 Talsaruau 23 Trawsfynydd 20 Merthyr Tydfil Bedlinog 63 Dowlais 58 Merthyr Vale 69 Pant 32 Park 21 Penydarren 41 Town 45 Treharris 48 Troed-y-rhiw 70 Vaynor 6 Monmouth Caerwent 6 Llantilio Crossenny 4 Rogiet 19 Tintern 10 Montgomeryshire Aberhafesp 10 Banwy 19 Bausley with Criggion 3 Berriew 10 Bettws 8 Cadfarch 1 Caersws 4 Carno 9 Castle Caereinion 13 Churchstoke 20 Dwyriw 36 Forden 5 Glantwymyn 19 Kerry 10 Llanbrynmair 26 Llandinam 20 Llandyssil 24 Llanerfyl 18 Llanfair Caereinion 9 Llanfechain 19 Llanfihangel 41 Llanfyllin 15 Llangurig 27 Llangyniew 15 Llangynog 21 Llanidloes Without 20 Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant 18 Llansantffraid 4 Llanwddyn 23 Manafon 12 Meifod 14 Mochdre 4 Pen-y-Bont-Fawr 11 Trefeglwys 20 Tregynon 5 Neath Blaengwrach 72 Briton Ferry 50 Clyne 71 Coedffranc 30 Crynant 48 Dyffryn Clydach 27 Glynneath 67 Neath 35 Onllwyn 96 Pelenna 69 Resolven 85 Seven Sisters 91 Tonna 32 Newport Bettws 7 Bishton 27 Coedkernew 15 Goldcliff 28 Liswerry 27 Malpas 15 Nash 49 Pillgwenlly 34 Redwick 38 Ringland 3 St. Julians 15 Stow Hill 35 Victoria 53 Wentlooge 46 Ogwr Bridgend 26 Cefn Cribwr 81 Coychurch Higher 86 Cynffig 71 Garw Valley 120 Laleston 22 Llangynwyd Lower 81 Llangynwyd Middle 76 Maesteg 89 Newcastle Higher 17 Ogmore Valley 102 Pencoed 22 St Bride’s Minor 93 Ynysawdre 87 Port Talbot Aberavon 60 Baglan 3 Bryn 64 Cwmavon 29 Glyncorrwg 95 Margam 18 Port Talbot 45 Sandfields East 24 Sandfields West 50 Tai Bach 48 Preseli Pembrokeshire Ambleston 54 Boncath 42 Brawdy 81 Burton 11 Camrose 18 Cilgerran 38 Clydey 71 Crymych 54 Cwm Gwaun 70 Dale 3 Dinas Cross 5 Eglwyswrw 54 Fishguard and Goodwick 19 Freystrop 19 Hayscastle 32 Johnston 15 Letterston 23 Llandissilio West 37 Llangwm and Hook 16 Llanrhian 32 Llanstadwell 36 Maenclochog 53 Manordeifi 50 Marloes and St Brides 36 Mathry 52 Mynachlog-Ddu 78 Nevern 43 New Moat 63 Newport 3 Neyland 32 Pencaer 46 Puncheston 70 Rosemarket 33 Scleddau 44 Solva 8 Spittal 27 St. Davids and the Cathedral Close 12 St. Dogmaels 38 St. Ishmael's 24 Tiers Cross 26 Trecŵn 41 Walwyn’s Castle 35 Wiston 39 Wolfscastle 42 Radnorshire Abbey Cwmhir 34 Beguildy 11 Disserth and Trecoed 6 Gladestry 26 Glasbury 4 Glascwm 11 Llanbadarn Fynydd 33 Llanbister 32 Llanddewi Ystradenny 21 Llanelwedd 18 Llanfihangel Rhydithon 13 Llangunllo 23 Nantmel 11 Old Radnor 23 Painscastle 7 Penybont 18 St. Harmon 21 Whitton 16 Rhondda Cwm Clydach 81 Cymmer 81 Ferndale 81 Llwyn-y-pia 81 Maerdy 81 Pentre 81 Pen-y-graig 81 Porth 81 Tonypandy 81 Trealaw 81 Trehafod 81 Treherbert 81 Treorchy 81 Tylorstown 81 Ynyshir 81 Ystrad 81 Rhuddlan Bodelwyddan 63 Bodfari 58 Cwm 66 Dyserth 15 Prestatyn 1 Rhyl 48 St. Asaph 29 Tremeirchion 66 Waen 66 Rhymney Valley Aber Valley 66 Bargoed 65 Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen 9 Darren Valley 87 Gelligaer 39 Llanbradach 40 Maesycwmmer 12 Nelson 37 New Tredegar 105 Rhymney 59 South Pembrokeshire Angle 19 Caldey 46 Carew 23 Castlemartin 32 Hundleton 25 Jeffreyston 50 Begelly 2 Lampeter Velfrey 24 Llanddewi Velfrey 44 Llawhaden 38 Martletwy 25 Pembroke Dock 26 Slebech 37 Stackpole 23 Templeton 4 Swansea Birchgrove 28 Bonymaen 42 Castle 42 Cockett 19 Cwmbwrla 66 Landore 98 Llanrhidian Higher 39 Llanrhidian Lower 26 Llansamlet 31 Morriston 27 St. Thomas 83 Townhill 40 Taff-Ely Gilfach Goch 65 Llanharan 22 Llanharry 35 Pontypridd 34 Tonyrefail 49 Torfaen Abersychan 41 Blaenavon 53 Cwmbran Central 5 Henllys 56 Panteg 20 Pen Tranch 62 Pontnewydd 4 Pontymoile 33 Trevethin 40 Vale of Glamorgan Llantwit Major 11 St. Athan 24 St. Donats 59 Wrexham Maelor Abenbury 19 Bronington 55 Broughton 77 Brymbo 75 Caia Park 68 Cefn 75 Coedpoeth 64 Erbistock 13 Esclusham 55 Gwersyllt 62 Hanmer 44 Holt 22 Isycoed 69 Llay 60 Maelor South 70 Marchwiel 16 Minera 37 Offa 29 Overton 42 Penycae 77 Rhosddu 15 Rhosllanerchrugog 67 Rossett 6 Ruabon 54 Willington Worthenbury 57 Ynys Môn—Isle of Anglesey Aberffraw 56 Amlwch 32 Bodedern 48 Bodffordd 50 Bodorgan 39 Bryngwran 60 Cylch-y-Garn 48 Holyhead 43 Llanbadrig 17 Llanddona 18 Llanddyfnan 35 Llaneilian 22 Llanfachraeth 37 Llanfaethlu 28 Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll 1 Llanfair-yn-Neubwll 48 Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog 50 Llangefni 24 Llangoed 38 Llangristiolus 35 Llanidan 46 Llannerch-y-medd 51 Mechell 53 Penmynydd 37 Pentraeth 33 Rhosybol 36 Rhosyr 39 Tref Alaw 66 Trewalchmai 40 Valley 12 ## Schedule 2: SITUATION OF PREMISES ## 1 This Schedule contains rules for the purposes of applying regulation 4(3). ## 2 In the following paragraphs, the relevant structure, in relation to premises, is the structure of which the premises consist or which forms part of such premises. ## 3 Where the relevant structure is situated wholly within a community area, the premises concerned shall be treated as situated wholly within that area. ## 4 (1) This paragraph applies where the relevant structure is situated wholly within the area of a charging authority and within more than one community area. (2) The premises concerned shall be treated as situated in whichever of those community areas contains the greater or greatest part of the structure, ascertained by the charging authority by reference to its superficial extent. (3) Where it appears to the charging authority concerned that no such part of the relevant structure can reasonably be ascertained to be greater than any other for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the premises concerned shall be treated as being situated in such community area (being an area within which some of the relevant structure is situated) as is determined by the charging authority. ## 5 (1) This paragraph applies where the relevant structure is situated within the area of more than one charging authority and within more than one community area. (2) The premises concerned shall be treated as situated in whichever of those areas contains the greater or greatest part of the relevant structure, ascertained by the charging authorities concerned by reference to its superficial extent. (3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where the charging authorities concerned cannot agree whether any part of the superficial extent of the relevant structure is greater than any other for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the part of the relevant structure to be treated as the greater or greatest shall be determined by lot between those authorities. (4) In any case where— (a) the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (3) apply, and (b) a determination by lot is required in relation to the same circumstances for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act by virtue of regulations made under section 31(10) of the Act, the result of that determination shall apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) as it applies for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act. ## 6 In this Schedule, “structure” does not include any structure not contiguous with the principal structure on the premises concerned. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations set out a scheme for reducing the liability of certain individuals in Wales to pay a personal community charge. The scheme applies for the financial year beginning 1st April 1991. Regulation 4 provides for the reduction of a person’s liability to be determined by reference to the applicable relief for the community area in which he is treated as being resident. Regulation 5 provides that there is to be no reduction under regulation 4 if a person would thereby be worse off because of the effect on his entitlement to community charge benefit under the social security legislation. Regulations 6 and 7 make provision for the notification of a charging authority’s decision under these Regulations, and the reasons therefor. Schedule 1 lists the community areas in relation to which an amount of relief is prescribed, together with the applicable relief in each case. Schedule 2 sets out rules for determining, for the purposes of regulation 4, how the location of premises situated in more than one community area or charging authority area is to be determined where those premises are a person’s residence. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/212 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-community-charge-relief-wales-regulations-1991 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.