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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force—
(a) for the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 4 on 11th February 1997, and
(b) for all other purposes on 1st April 1997.
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The Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals Regulations 1989 (‘the principal regulations’) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of these regulations.
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(1) For regulation 4 (membership) there is substituted—“
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(1) The Secretary of State shall, subject to paragraph (4), determine the number of members of each tribunal.
(2) The members of each tribunal shall, subject to paragraph (3), be appointed by the body or bodies identified in relation to that tribunal in column 3 of Schedule 1.
(3) Where there is more than one such body there identified—
(a) where in relation to a tribunal numbers are specified in column 4 of Schedule 1, the appointments to that tribunal shall be made by the bodies named in column 3 in the ratio which those numbers bear to one another; and
(b) in any other case the appointments shall be made by each body in equal proportions.
(4) Where by virtue of this regulation more than one body is provided in relation to a tribunal, the number of members determined under paragraph (1) shall be a multiple of—
(a) the sum of any numbers specified in relation to that tribunal in column 4 of Schedule 1; or
(b) where no numbers are so specified, the number of those bodies.
(5) Where the appointment of a member terminates in accordance with these Regulations, a further appointment shall be made by the body which appointed that member.
(6) A person may not be appointed as a member of a tribunal if he or his spouse is an employee of that tribunal.”
(2) In regulation 6 there is added—
(a) in paragraphs (2)(b) and (4), after ‘paragraph (3)’ the words ‘or (3A)’;
(b) after paragraph (3)—“
(3A) Where the appointing body by which a member was appointed has ceased to exist, the president shall, if so directed by the Secretary of State after consultation with him, by notice in writing give the member such period of notice of termination of office under this paragraph as may be so directed.”
(3) For Schedule 1 to the principal regulations there is substituted Schedule 1 below.
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(1) Each member of a tribunal mentioned in column 1 of Schedule 2 (a ‘relevant tribunal’) holding office as such at the end of 31st March 1997 shall continue to hold such office until it terminates in accordance with regulation 6(2) of the principal regulations.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies to any vacancy in the membership of a relevant tribunal—
(a) created by an increase effective on 1st April 1997 in the number of its members, or
(b) existing on that date by reason of the failure of an appointing body to make an appointment before that date, or
(c) occurring on or after that date.
(3) Notwithstanding regulation 4(5) of the principal regulations (as substituted by these regulations), a vacancy to which this paragraph applies shall be filled by the body or bodies specified in relation to the relevant tribunal in column 2 of Schedule 2, in the order (if any) in which they are mentioned in that column, until the number of vacancies specified in column 3 in relation to each body has been filled in pursuance of this regulation.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
16th January 1997
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3.


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Area of jurisdiction Name of tribunal Appointing body or bodies Numbers
Each non-metropolitan county other than one listed below The name of the county The council of the county
Each of the following metropolitan counties: Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, West Yorkshire The name of the county The councils of the districts in the county
Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Bedfordshire County CouncilLuton Borough Council 21
Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire County CouncilMilton Keynes Borough Council 31
Derbyshire Derbyshire Derbyshire County CouncilDerby City Council 72
Dorset Dorset Dorset County CouncilBournemouth Borough CouncilPoole Borough Council 632
Durham Durham Durham County CouncilDarlington Borough Council 51
East Riding of Yorkshire etc.
The districts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Selby and York and the City of Kingston-upon-Hull East Yorkshire North Yorkshire County CouncilEast Riding District CouncilYork City CouncilKingston-upon-Hull City Council 1312
East Sussex East Sussex East Sussex County CouncilBrighton and Hove District Council 21
Essex
The districts of Braintree, Maldon, Tendring and Uttlesford and the boroughs of Chelmsford and Colchester Essex North Essex County Council
The districts of Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Epping Forest, Harlow and Rochford and the boroughs of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Essex South Essex County Council
Hampshire
The districts of East Hampshire and Hart, the boroughs of Basingstoke and Deane, Rushmoor and Test Valley and the City of Winchester Hampshire North Hampshire County Council
The district of New Forest, the boroughs of Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport and Havant and the Cities of Portsmouth and Southampton Hampshire South Hampshire County CouncilPortsmouth City CouncilSouthampton City Council 511
Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire County CouncilLeicester City CouncilRutland District Council 14101
Lincolnshire
The county of Lincolnshire, and the districts of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Lincolnshire County CouncilNorth Lincolnshire District CouncilNorth East Lincolnshire District Council 411
North Yorkshire
The county of North Yorkshire other than the districts of Selby and York North Yorkshire North Yorkshire County Council
Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire County CouncilStoke-on-Trent City Council 31
Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire County CouncilThamesdown Borough Council 52
Bath & North East Somerset etc.
The districts of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and the City of Bristol Severnside The councils of the districts comprised in the area
Hartlepool etc.
The districts of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees Teesside The councils of the districts comprised in the area
Greater London
The City of London, the City of Westminster, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple Central London Westminster City Council and the Common Council
The London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest London North East The councils of the boroughs comprised in the area
The London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow and Hillingdon London North West The councils of the boroughs comprised in the area
The London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark London South East The councils of the boroughs comprised in the area
The London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth and the Royal boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Kingston-upon-Thames London South West The councils of the boroughs comprised in the area
Greater Manchester
The districts of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Tameside, Rochdale and Wigan Manchester North The councils of the districts comprised in the area
The districts of Stockport and Trafford and the Cities of Manchester and Salford Manchester South The councils of the districts comprised in the area
West Midlands
The City of Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham City Council
The borough of Solihull and the City of Coventry Coventry and Solihull Coventry City Council and Solihull Borough Council
The districts of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton West Midlands West The councils of the districts comprised in the area
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly Isles of Scilly The Council of the Isles of Scilly
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 4


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Tribunal Appointing Body Number of vacancies
Bedfordshire Luton Borough Council 7
Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes Borough Council 9
Derbyshire Derby City Council 14
Dorset Bournemouth Borough CouncilPoole Borough Council 96
Durham Darlington Borough Council 7
Hampshire South Portsmouth City CouncilSouthampton City Council 55
Leicestershire Leicester City CouncilRutland District Council 202
East Sussex Brighton and Hove District Council 12
Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent City Council 14
Wiltshire Thamesdown Borough Council 6