Amendment of regulation 2

4.  In regulation 2 (interpretation: general) of the 2009 Procedure Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the definition of “appeal”, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) regulation 13A of the NDR Regulations;”; and

(ii) after the definition of “local list” insert—

““NDR appeal” means an appeal under regulation 13A of the NDR Regulations;”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(d)(i)—

(i) for “regulation 8, 13” substitute “regulation 13A”; and

(ii) for “VO” substitute “VTE”; and

(c) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) A reference in these Regulations to a matter included in the notice of appeal or any document accompanying the notice of appeal(1) does not include any particulars of the grounds of the proposal with which the VO agreed(2).

(5) In paragraph (4), “particulars of the grounds of the proposal” has the meaning given in the NDR Regulations.”.

(1)

Under regulation 13C of S.I. 2009/2268, a notice of appeal must be accompanied by a copy of the proposal.

(2)

Under regulation 13(3)(c) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2268), as inserted by S.I. 2017/155, a decision notice served on the proposer must include a summary of any particulars of the grounds of the proposal with which the VO did not agree.