2024 No. 323
The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(1)(d), (9) and (10) and 143(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 19881.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
2
These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2024.
3
These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 20082
In the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 20082, in regulation 5 (continuous occupation), for “six weeks” substitute “13 weeks”
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Transitional provision3
The amendment made by regulation 2 does not apply in relation to a hereditament where the period mentioned in regulation 5 of the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 2008 begins before 1st April 2024 and ends on or after that date.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
(This note is not part of the Regulations)