Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1997

Apportionment of revenue from car tax among local authorities.

10.—(1) In this section “local authority” and “relevant arrangement” have the same meaning as they have in section 9 .

(2) A local authority that is a council of a county shall pay to—

(a) each urban authority situate in that county,

and

(b) each such other local authority situate in that county being the commissioners of a town as is specified in the direction concerned,

such an amount of the car tax collected by it in a local financial year as is specified in, or determined in accordance with, a direction given by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection.

(3) If a local authority, under a relevant arrangement, collects car tax on behalf of another local authority, it shall pay to that other local authority such an amount of that tax collected by it in a local financial year as is—

(a) specified in, or determined in accordance with, an agreement entered into between it and that other authority,

or

(b) in default of such an agreement being entered into, specified in, or determined in accordance with, a direction given by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection.

(4) A direction referred to in subsection (2) or (3) may—

(a) provide that the amount concerned shall be determined in accordance with a specified formula or specified procedures,

(b) require the payment of the amount concerned to be made in such instalments and at such times as are specified in the direction.

(5) An agreement referred to in subsection (3) may—

(a) provide that the amount concerned shall be determined in accordance with a specified formula or specified procedures,

(b) require the payment of the amount concerned to be made in such instalments and at such times as are specified in the agreement.

(6) A reference in this section to an amount of car tax shall be construed as a reference to the amount of that tax after there has been deducted therefrom any amount under and in accordance with section 11 .