Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 3095
Rating And Valuation, England
The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
24th November 2009
Laid before Parliament
1st December 2009
Coming into force
31st December 2009
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 31st December 2009.
Amendments to the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) Regulations 1992
2.The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) Regulations 1992( 2 ) are amended as follows in relation to financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2010.
Rules for the calculation of non-domestic rating contributions
3. In Schedule 1—
(a) for paragraph 1(4) substitute—
“ (4) A special authority’s non-domestic rating contribution for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2010 shall be the amount calculated under sub-paragraph (2) less £10 million. ” ; and
(b) in paragraph 4(4), for “2009” substitute “2010”.
Assumptions relating to provisional amounts
4. In Schedule 2—
(a) in paragraph 2(12), for “0.991” substitute “0.986”; and
(b) for the table in paragraph 8(1) substitute—
| “ Name or description of authority | Percentage |
|---|---|
| The council of a metropolitan district | 1.2 |
| The council of a non-metropolitan district which has the functions of a county council, the council of a county which has the functions of a district council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly | 0.9 |
| The council of a non-metropolitan district which does not have the functions of a county council | 0.6 |
| The council of an inner London borough and the Common Council of the City of London | 0.9 |
| The council of an outer London borough | 1.3 ” . |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Barbara Follett
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
24th November 2009
1988 c.41 . These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999.672 ); see the entry in Schedule 1 for the Local Government Finance Act 1988. By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) , they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
S.I. 1992/3082 . Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1996/3245 , 2002/3021 , 2003/3130 , 2004/3234 , 2007/3393 and 2008/3078 .