1994 No. 3152 (C.75) (S.176)
RATING AND VALUATION

The Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Commencement No.9 and Transitional Provision) Order 1994

Made
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 113(2) and 119(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 19921 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Commencement No.9 and Transitional Provision) Order 1994.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Commencement of provisions

2.

Subsections (2) and (3) of section 110 of the Act shall come into force on 31st March 1995.

3.

Sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 37 of Schedule 13 to the Act shall come into force on 1st April 1995.

Transitional provision

4.

Nothing in this Order shall affect the operation of section 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19752, or of any order made under that section, in relation to any financial year beginning before 1st April 1995.
Allan Stewart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force—

(a)

section 110(2) and (3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 on 31st March 1995; and

(b)

paragraph 37(1) of Schedule 13 to that Act on 1st April 1995.

The provisions commenced relate to the insertion in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 of a new section 7B, which enables the Secretary of State to prescribe a single non-domestic rate for the whole of Scotland with effect from financial year 1995-96. Article 4 of the Order makes a transitional provision relative to earlier financial years.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:—

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 99(2)

1st April 1993

1993/575

Section 110(1) and (4)

1st October 1992

1992/2183

Section 111

1st April 1993

1993/575

In Schedule 10—

paragraph 2

7th March 1992

1992/473

paragraph 4 (partially)

paragraph 3

1st April 1992

1992/473

paragraph 4

paragraph 1

18th June 1992

1992/1460

In Schedule 11—

paragraph 31(b)

1st October 1992

1992/2183

paragraph 37

paragraph 38(a) and (a)

paragraph 29(a)

1st April 1993

1993/575

paragraph 30

paragraphs 32 to 36

paragraph 38(b) and (e)

In Schedule 13—

paragraph 10

1st April 1992

1992/818

paragraph 11

paragraph 41

paragraph 89

paragraphs 95 to 98

1st August 1992

1992/1755

paragraph 36

1st October 1992

1992/2183

paragraph 38 (partially)

paragraph 43

paragraph 49

paragraph 75

paragraphs 6 to 8

2nd November 1992

1992/2454

paragraphs 12 to 14

paragraph 26

paragraph 29

paragraph 30

paragraph 48

paragraphs 50 to 52

paragraph 90

paragraph 91

paragraph 32

1st February 1993

1993/194

paragraphs 3 to 5

1st April 1993

1992/2454

paragraph 34

paragraph 57

paragraph 58

paragraph 1

1st April 1993

1993/194

paragraph 27

paragraph 28

paragraph 94

paragraph 2

1st April 1993

1993/575

paragraph 9

paragraph 35

paragraph 37(2)

paragraph 38

paragraph 40

paragraph 44(a), (b) amd (d)

paragraphs 53 to 56

paragraph 93

Schedule 14 (partially)

1st April 1992

1992/818

1st August 1992

1992/1755

1st October 1992

1992/2183

1st April 1993

1992/2454

1st April 1993

1993/194

1st April 1993

1993/575