PART 5Community empowerment

CHAPTER 1Council tax

80Council tax revaluations in Wales

1

The Local Government Finance Act 1992 is amended as follows.

2

In section 22B(3) (new Welsh valuation lists to be prepared on earlier of tenth anniversary of compilation of previous list and 1 April in such year as may be specified by the Welsh Ministers) for the words from “the earlier” to the end substitute “ 1 April in each year specified by order made by the Welsh Ministers. ”

3

In section 22B (compilation and maintenance of new valuation lists) after subsection (11) insert—

12

No order under subsection (3) may be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.

4

In section 113(1) and (2) (orders and regulations may make differential and incidental etc provision) for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.

5

In section 113(2) for “, they or it thinks” substitute “ or they think ”.

6

In section 113(4) (power of National Assembly for Wales to make orders or regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument) for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.