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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Lump sum contributions - Local authority must record certain matters

117K: Local authority must record elections and lump sum contributions in rating information database and rates records

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"Councils must keep records of your rate payments and lump sum choices."

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When you own a property, you pay rates to your local council. If you choose to make a lump sum contribution, the local authority must keep a record of it. They must record that you have made this choice and that you do not have to pay some targeted rates. They keep this information in a database and in their rates records. In their rates records, they also keep details about the lump sum contribution, including when you need to pay it and how much you need to pay, as stated in the invoice they send you under section 117I.

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Part 4ALump sum contributions
Local authority must record certain matters

117KLocal authority must record elections and lump sum contributions in rating information database and rates records

  1. A local authority must record the following information in its rating information database for each rating unit in respect of which an eligible ratepayer has elected to make a lump sum contribution:

  2. that an election has been made; and
    1. that the rating unit is not liable for the targeted rates specified in the invitation concerned as being targeted rates that do not apply to the rating unit.

      1. A local authority must record the following information in its rates records for each rating unit in respect of which an eligible ratepayer has elected to make a lump sum contribution:

      2. that an election has been made; and
        1. the terms of the invitation concerned; and
          1. the information relating to due dates and amounts of payment included in any invoice delivered to the ratepayer under section 117I; and
            1. the date and amount of any lump sum contribution payments made in respect of the rating unit.

              Notes
              • Section 117K: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Local Government (Rating) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 28).