14 Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties
Local Government Finance Act 2012 (2012 c 17) | Legislation

14  Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties

(1)     The LGFA 1992 is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 14 insert—

“14A Regulations about powers to require information

(1)     The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for the exercise, for prescribed council tax purposes, of—

(a)     powers to require the provision of information;

(b)     powers to require a person to enter into arrangements under which access is permitted to the person's electronic records.

(2)     The appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about arrangements for access to electronic records for prescribed council tax purposes where the arrangements are entered into otherwise than under a requirement of the kind mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

(3)     The appropriate authority may by regulations—

(a)     make provision about the persons by whom powers conferred by regulations under this section may be exercised;

(b)     make provision about the persons by whom arrangements under regulations under this section may be made;

(c)     in particular, make provision for the authorisation by billing authorities of persons to exercise those powers or make those arrangements.

(4)     The provision that may be made by regulations under this section includes, in particular, provision equivalent to—

(a)     provision made by

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