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These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Payments) (Welsh Authorities) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 6th April 1990. They apply to Wales only.
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In these Regulations —
 “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;
 “receiving authority” means a charging authority or a county council;
 “the first relevant provisions” means sections 83 and 86 of the Act, paragraph 5(10) of Schedule 8 to the Act, regulations made under paragraph 6(5) of that Schedule, and paragraphs 12 and 13 of that Schedule;
 “the second relevant provisions” means section 83 of the Act and paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Act.
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(1) Paragraphs (2) to (4) below apply in any case where —
(a) the Secretary of State is liable to pay to a receiving authority at any time an amount or amounts under one or more of the first relevant provisions, and
(b) that receiving authority is liable to pay to him at the same time an amount or amounts under one or more of the second relevant provisions.
(2) If the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above exceeds the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above, the Secretary of State may set off the latter in paying the former.
(3) If the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above exceeds the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above, the receiving authority shall set off the latter in paying the former.
(4) If the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above is the same as the total of the amount or amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above, no payment need be made in respect of the former or the latter.
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(1) Where the Secretary of State exercises his powers under paragraph (2) of regulation 3, any liability of the receiving authority which has been set off in accordance with that paragraph and the part of the liability of theSecretary of State against which that liability has been set off, shall be treated as discharged.
(2) Where a receiving authority sets off any amount in accordance with paragraph (3) of regulation 3, any liability of the Secretary of State which has been set off in accordance with that paragraph and the part of the liability of the authority against which that liability has been set off, shall be treated as discharged.
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(1) The following provisions of the Act shall be read subject to these Regulations —
 section 79(2) and (3) section 83 section 86(2) and (3) paragraph 5(4), (5), (7), (9) and (10) of Schedule 8 paragraph 12(8) and (9) of Schedule 8 paragraph 13(6) and (7) of Schedule 8 paragraph 16 of Schedule 8.
(2) The following provisions of the Act shall be read as if references to sums received or payments made were to sums or payments which would have been received or made apart from these Regulations —
 paragraph 2 of Schedule 8.
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
14th March 1990