Welsh Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 371 (W.44)

RATING AND VALUATION, WALES

The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2013

Made

19 February 2013

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

21 February 2013

Coming into force

16 March 2013

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 43(4B)(b), 44(9), 143(1) and 146(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) and now vested in them(2):

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2013.

(2) This Order comes into force on 16 March 2013.

Amendments to the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 2008

2.—(1) The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 2008(3) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 7(d) for “31 March 2013” substitute “31 March 2014”.

(3) In article 11(e) for “31 March 2013” substitute “31 March 2014”.

(4) In article 11(f) for “31 March 2013” substitute “31 March 2014”.

(5) In the heading of article 11A (amount of E between 1 October 2010 and 31 March 2013) for “31 March 2013” substitute “31 March 2014”.

(6) In article 11A(2) for “31 March 2013” substitute “31 March 2014”.

Edwina Hart

Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, one of the Welsh Ministers

19 February 2013

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 2008 (“the 2008 Order”) by extending the provision for an increase in the level of small business rate relief to 31 March 2014. The extension of relief only applies to certain categories of ratepayer covered by the 2008 Order.

The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.

(1)

1988 c. 41. Section 43 was amended by Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c. 29); Schedule 8 to the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26); sections 1 and 3 of the Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001 (c. 14); sections 61, 63 and 64 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26); and Schedule 1 to the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4). Section 43(4B) was inserted by section 61 of the Local Government Act 2003. Section 44 was amended by Schedules 5 and 12 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42); Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); and section 61 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26).

(2)

The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).