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The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

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CONTRACTING OUT

This Order makes provision to enable a billing authority in relation to the council tax and non-domestic rates, and a local authority which has the functions of a charging authority in relation to community charges, to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, (a “contractor”) to exercise functions relating to the administration and enforcement of the council tax, community charges and non-domestic rates. The following local authorities are billing authorities and have the functions of a charging authority— the council of a district or London borough, the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, a county council which has the functions of a district council by virtue of an order under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 making provision for local government changes in England, and, in relation to Wales, a county council or county borough council.

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 1(3)

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The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 12(a)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

art. 2(4)(b)

art. 1(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 12(b)(c)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

art. 2(4)(c)

art. 1(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 13A

13B

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013

art. 2(5)

art. 1(1)

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

art. 13A

13B

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2013

art. 2(5)

art. 1(1)

PART IIICOUNCIL TAX: CONSEQUENTIAL, SUPPLEMENTAL AND INCIDENTAL PROVISIONS

Form of attachment of earnings order29

An order made under regulation 37 by a contractor under an authorisation given by virtue of this Order shall—

a

in the case of an attachment of earnings order by an English billing authority, be in the form specified in Schedule 3 to the Regulations, except that for the words in that form “Proper officer of the authority” there shall be substituted “Person authorised by the authority to make this order”; and

b

in the case of an attachment of earnings order by a Welsh billing authority, be in the form specified in the Schedule to the 1992 (Wales) Regulations, except that for the words in that form “Proper officer of the authority” there shall be substituted “Person authorised by the authority to make this order”, and for the words in that form “Swyddog priodol yr awdurdod” there shall be substituted “Person a awdurdodir gan yr awdurdod i wneud y gorchymyn hwn”.