The Non-Domestic Rating (Shale Oil and Gas and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 628

Rating And Valuation, England

The Non-Domestic Rating (Shale Oil and Gas and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

Made

9th March 2015

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(2A) and (2B), 99 and 143(1) of, and paragraphs 6(3) and (4), 7(2), 8(1) and (2), 9(5) and (6), 10(1) and (2)(d), 11(1) and (3), 33(1) and (6), 40, 41 and 42 of Schedule 7B to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) (“the 1988 Act”).

In accordance with section 143(9D)(2) of the 1988 Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit in accordance with paragraph 40(8) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act.

These Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in accordance with paragraphs 8(3) and 40(10) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act.

(1)

1988 c.41. Schedule 7B was inserted into the Local Government Finance Act 1988 by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c.17). Section 97 was substituted by paragraph 22 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) and subsection (2A) was inserted by paragraph 25(2) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Finance Act 2012.

(2)

Section 143(9D) was inserted into the Local Government Finance Act 1988 by section 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 2012.