The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendment of regulation 3

5.—(1) Regulation 3 (interpretation of Part 2) of the 2009 Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) The existing provision (excluding the heading) is renumbered as paragraph (1).

(3) In paragraph (1) as renumbered—

(a) at the appropriate place insert—

““check”, in relation to a hereditament, has the meaning given in regulation 4A;

“confirmation” means a confirmation under regulation 4C(1)(c);

“grounds of the appeal” means the ground or grounds in regulation 13A(2) on which an appeal is made;

“grounds of the proposal” means the ground or grounds in regulation 4 on which a proposal is made;

“incomplete proposal” has the meaning given in regulation 8(1);

“particulars of the grounds of the proposal” has the meaning given in regulation 6(4)(b);

“smaller proposer” means a person who qualifies as a smaller proposer under regulation 3A on the day the person provides a confirmation;

“VO’s electronic portal” means the online facility provided by the VO for use in connection with proposals for the alteration of a local list compiled on or after 1st April 2017;”; and

(b) in the definition of “list”, for “1st April 2005” substitute “1st April 2017”.

(4) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(2) For the purpose of this Part, a proposal is “determined” if—

(a) it is withdrawn under regulation 11;

(b) it is treated as withdrawn under regulation 12; or

(c) a decision is given under regulation 10 or 13 in relation to the proposal.”.