The Local Government Changes for England (Finance) Regulations 1994

General Rate Act 1967 Rates: functions of authorities

13.—(1) In respect of the continued operation of the 1967 Act(1) by virtue of the General Rate Act 1967 and Related Provisions (Savings and Consequential Provision) Regulations 1990 (referred to in this regulation as “the 1990 Regulations”), any functions under the 1967 Act—

(a)of an abolished authority in respect of hereditaments situated in part of its area for the purposes of, or for purposes connected with, the matters referred to in regulation 3(1)(b) and (c) of the 1990 Regulations shall, from the reorganisation date, be the functions of the successor authority for that part of its area in which the hereditaments are situated;

(b)of an abolished authority for the purposes of, or for purposes connected with, the matters referred to in regulation 3(1)(a) and (d) of the 1990 Regulations shall, from the reorganisation date, be the functions of the designated authority and any adjustment to any payment referred to in regulation 3(1)(d) of those Regulations which would fall to be made in respect of an abolished authority shall be made in respect of the designated authority; and

(c)of a relinquishing authority for the purposes of, or for purposes connected with, the matters referred to in regulation 3(1)(a) to (d) of the 1990 Regulations shall, in respect of hereditaments situated in the transferred area, from the reorganisation date continue to be functions of the relinquishing authority in respect of those hereditaments and shall not be functions of the acquiring authority.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), anything done by or in relation to an abolished authority in the exercise of its functions pursuant to regulation 3(1)(b) and (c) of the 1990 Regulations in respect of hereditaments situated in part of its area shall be treated as if it had been done by or in relation to the successor authority in relation to the part of its area in which the hereditaments are situated.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), anything done by or in relation to an abolished authority in the exercise of its functions pursuant to regulation 3(1)(a) and (d) of the 1990 Regulations shall be treated as if it had been done by or in relation to the designated authority.

(4) The valuation list for the rating area of an abolished authority shall, on the last working day before the reorganisation date, be deposited by that authority at the offices of the designated authority.

(5) A designated authority shall on or after the reorganisation date provide such assistance as any other successor authority may reasonably require to enable the other successor authority to discharge its functions under the 1967 Act, including providing information about the valuation list, giving access to it and giving effect to any directions which may be given by a valuation officer to cause or direct alterations to be made in that list.