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The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2009

Draft Legislation:

This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2009 No. 3343

PART 1Preliminary

Application, citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations, which apply to England only, may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“the Appeals Regulations” means the Valuation Tribunal for England (Council Tax and Rating Appeals) (Procedure) Regulations 2009(1);

“altered hereditament” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

“appropriate valuation officer”—

(a)

in relation to a hereditament in respect of which regulations under section 53(1) of the Act (contents of central lists) are in force, means the central valuation officer;

(b)

in relation to any other hereditament, means the valuation officer maintaining a local list in which the hereditament is, or would be, shown;

“central list” means the list compiled and maintained in accordance with section 52 of the Act;

“creation day” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2;

“defined hereditament” has the meaning given by regulation 3;

“designated person” means a person designated under section 53(1) of the Act;

“local list” means a list compiled and maintained in accordance with section 41 of the Act;

“material change of circumstances”, in relation to a hereditament, means a change in any of the matters mentioned in paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“relevant day” has the meaning given by regulation 2(2);

“relevant factor” means—

(c)

any matter mentioned in paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 6 to the Act, or

(d)

the extent to which a hereditament is exempt from non-domestic rating;

“relevant period” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1); and

“relevant year” has the meaning given by regulation 2(3).

(3) References in these Regulations to the hereditament of a designated person are references to any hereditament or, as the case may be, description or class of hereditaments prescribed under section 53(1) of the Act as respects that designated person.

Relevant period, relevant day and relevant year

2.—(1) The relevant period in relation to which, in accordance with section 57A of the Act, these Regulations apply, is the period beginning on 1st April 2010 and ending on 31st March 2015.

(2) A relevant day is a day falling within the relevant period.

(3) A relevant year is a financial year falling within the relevant period.

Defined hereditaments

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), as regards a relevant day, a hereditament is a defined hereditament if—

(a)the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled; or

(b)it meets the conditions specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1; or

(c)it meets the conditions specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the conditions are that the hereditament is shown in any list for—

(a)31st March 2010;

(b)the relevant day, with a rateable value greater than zero; and

(c)each day (if any) falling after 31st March 2010 and before the relevant day, with a rateable value greater than zero.

(3) Where the hereditament of a designated person is a defined hereditament by virtue of paragraph (1) on 1st April 2010 (“the original hereditament”), notwithstanding that on or after 31st March 2010—

(a)part of the original hereditament becomes a hereditament shown on a local list; or

(b)the person ceases to occupy or, if it is unoccupied, own part of the original hereditament,

the conditions in paragraph (2) or paragraphs 1(a), 1(b)(ii) and 1(c) of Schedule 2 shall be treated as fulfilled as respects the whole of the original hereditament for so long as the person continues to be the designated person as respects the original hereditament under section 53(1) of the Act.

Special authorities

4.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to a defined hereditament which is shown in a local list and is situated in the area of a special authority, for a relevant year for which the non-domestic rating multiplier set by the special authority is different from the non-domestic rating multiplier for the year.

(2) Where this regulation applies and DSA exceeds D then, subject to paragraphs (3), (5), (7), (9) and (11), to the result of the calculation of the chargeable amount for the chargeable day for the hereditament in accordance with regulation 10 and Schedule 2, there shall be added the amount calculated by applying the formula—

(3) Where paragraph (4) applies, paragraph (2) shall have effect as regards the hereditament for the day as if the reference in that paragraph to the formula—

were a reference to—

(4) This paragraph applies where, on the day concerned, the conditions in section 43(6) of the Act (charities and registered community amateur sports clubs) are fulfilled as respects the hereditament.

(5) Where paragraph (6) applies, paragraph (2) shall have effect as regards the hereditament for the day as if the reference in that paragraph to the formula—

were a reference to—

(6) This paragraph applies where, on the day concerned, the conditions in section 43(4B) of the Act (small business rate relief) (2) are fulfilled as respects the hereditament.

(7) Where paragraph (8) applies, paragraph (2) shall have effect as regards the hereditament for the day as if the reference in that paragraph to the formula—

were a reference to—

(8) This paragraph applies where, on the day concerned, the conditions in section 43(6B) of the Act (general stores etc in rural settlements)(3) are fulfilled as respects the hereditament.

(9) Where paragraph (10) applies, paragraph (2) shall have effect as regards the hereditament for the day as if the reference in that paragraph to the formula—

were a reference to—

(10) This paragraph applies where, on the day concerned—

(a)the conditions in section 45(1) of the Act (unoccupied hereditaments: liability) are fulfilled as respects the hereditament;

(b)the hereditament is not zero-rated under section 45A of the Act (unoccupied hereditaments: zero-rating)(4); and

(c)an order under section 45(4A) of the Act(5) is in force and has effect in relation to the hereditament.

(11) Where paragraph 12 applies, paragraph (2) shall have effect in relation to the hereditament for the day as if the amount calculated by applying the formula in that paragraph were zero.

(12) This paragraph applies where, on the day concerned, the chargeable amount for the hereditament would be zero under section 45A of the Act (unoccupied hereditaments: zero-rating).

(13) Where this regulation applies and DSA is less than D, then where the chargeable amount for the chargeable day for the hereditament is calculated in accordance with these Regulations, the chargeable amount shall be multiplied by the formula—

(14) For the purposes of this regulation—

D is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year in which the chargeable day falls;

DSA is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier of the special authority concerned for the relevant year in which the chargeable day falls;

C is the number of days in the relevant year;

E is the amount prescribed under section 44(9) of the Act for the relevant year in which the relevant day falls;

N is the rateable value shown for the hereditament in a local list for the day; and

Z is the number prescribed in an order under section 45(4A) of the Act.

(2)

Section 43(4B) was inserted by section 61(3) of the Local Government Act 2003.

(3)

Section 43(6B) was inserted by section 1 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c.29)

(4)

Section 45A was inserted by section 1(2) of the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 (c. 9).

(5)

Section 45(4A) was inserted by section 1(1) of the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 (c. 9).

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