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SCHEDULE 4
Section 64
Financial provisions relating to SECTION 64 (penalty charges) of this Act
| 1 | A borough council shall keep an account of their income and expenditure in respect of the administration and enforcement of section 64 (penalty charges) of this Act. |
| 2 | At the end of each financial year any deficit in the account shall be made good out of the general rate fund, and (subject to paragraph 3 below) any surplus shall be applied to purposes connected with the improvement of the amenity of the area of the council or any part of that area. |
| 3 | If the council so determine, any amount not applied in any financial year, instead of being or remaining so appropriated, may be carried forward in the account kept under paragraph 1 above to the next financial year. |
| 4 | Each council shall, after each financial year, report to the Secretary of State on any action taken by them, pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 above, in respect of any deficit or surplus in their account for the year. |
| 5 | The report under paragraph 4 above shall be made as soon after the end of the financial year to which it relates as possible. |
| 6 | In any proceedings a certificate which— |
| (a) | purports to be signed by or on behalf of, the chief finance officer of the council; and |
| (b) | states that payment of a penalty charge was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate, |
| | shall be evidence of the facts stated. |
| 7 | In this Schedule, "chief finance officer", in relation to a council, means the person having responsibility for the financial affairs of the council. |
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