PART 1NON-DOMESTIC RATING

Rating lists

2Local rating lists

(1)

The 1988 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 41—

(a)

in subsection (1), after “billing authority” insert “in England”;

(b)

in subsection (2), omit “, subject to subsection (2A)”;

(c)

in subsection (2A), for “In the case of a billing authority in England” substitute “But”;

(d)

omit subsection (9);

(e)

in the heading, after “lists” insert “: England”.

(3)

After section 41, insert—

“41ZALocal rating lists: Wales

(1)

The valuation officer for a billing authority in Wales must compile lists for the authority (to be called its local non-domestic rating lists) in accordance with this Part.

(2)

A list must be compiled on 1 April in each revaluation year.

(3)

Revaluation years are 2026 and every third year afterwards.

(4)

A list comes into force on the day on which it is compiled and remains in force until the next list is compiled.

(5)

Before a list is compiled the valuation officer must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that it is accurately compiled on 1 April concerned.

(6)

No later than 31 December preceding a day on which a list is to be compiled, the valuation officer must send to the authority a copy of the list proposed to be compiled (on the information then before the officer).

(7)

The authority must keep a copy of the proposed list electronically and must take such steps as it thinks suitable for giving notice of it.

(8)

As soon as is reasonably practicable after compiling a list, the valuation officer must send a copy of it to the authority.

(9)

The authority must keep a copy of the list electronically.

(10)

The valuation officer must maintain a list within subsection (11) for so long as is necessary for the purposes of this Part, whether or not the list is still in force.

(11)

A list is within this subsection if it was—

(a)

compiled under this section, or

(b)

required to be compiled on 1 April 1990, 1 April 1996, 1 April 2000, 1 April 2005, 1 April 2010, 1 April 2017 or 1 April 2023.

(12)

In maintaining the list that was required to be compiled on 1 April 1990, the valuation officer may take into account information obtained under section 82 or 86 of the 1967 Act.”