Scottish Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 124

Rating And Valuation

The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

Made

23rd February 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

24th February 2016

Coming into force

1st April 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(2) and (3), 24A(4) and 24B(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1966 c.51. Section 24 was substituted, and sections 24A and 24B inserted, by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), sections 154 and 155. All three sections are amended by the Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), section 1. The relevant functions of the Secretary of State under sections 24 and 24A were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), section 53.