(1)In this Act, the “appropriate national authority” means—
(a)in relation to a levying authority whose area is in England or in relation to hereditaments in England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to a levying authority whose area is in Wales or in relation to hereditaments in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
(2)For the purposes of this Act, an expression in the first column of the Table is defined or otherwise explained by the provision of this Act, or of the 1988 Act, the 1999 Act or the 2003 Act, specified in the second column.
| Expression | Provision |
|---|---|
| BID levy | Section 41(2) of the 2003 Act |
| Billing authority | Section 144(2) of the 1988 Act |
| BRS | Section 1(1) |
| Chargeable amount | Section 13 |
| Chargeable day | Section 11(5) |
| Chargeable period | Section 11(6) |
| Final prospectus | Section 4 |
| Financial year | Section 145(3) of the 1988 Act |
| Financial year, imposition of BRS for | Section 11(8) |
| Functional body | Section 424 of the 1999 Act |
| Hereditament | Section 64 of the 1988 Act |
| Initial prospectus | Section 4 |
| Levying authority | Section 2(1) |
| Local non-domestic rating list | Section 41(1) of the 1988 Act |
| Lower-tier authority | Section 3(8) |
| Rateable value | Section 12(9) |
| Section 45 ratepayer | Section 11(3) |
| Sums collected by a billing authority in respect of a BRS | Section 22(7) |
| Sums received by a functional body in respect of a BRS | Section 3(10) |
| Sums received by a levying authority in respect of a BRS | Section 3(6) |
| The 1988 Act | Section 1(4) |
(3)In subsection (2)—
“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), and
“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26).
This Act binds the Crown.
(1)Sections 28 to 31 and this section come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(2)The remaining provisions of this Act come into force in accordance with such provision as the appropriate national authority may make by order.
(3)This Act extends to England and Wales only.
(4)This Act may be cited as the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009.