Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and shall come into force on 28th March 2015.

Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009

2. —(1)The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009( 2 ) are amended as follows.

3. In regulation 2(3)(b)(ii), for “since the proposal was made” substitute “since the proposal was served on the VO”.

4. —(1) In regulation 5 (periods in which proposals may be made: 2005 lists and subsequent lists)—

(a) in paragraphs (1) and (2), for each occurrence of “may be made” substitute “may be served on the VO”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “may only be made” substitute “may only be served on the VO”.

5. In regulation 6(1) (proposals: general) for “sent to” substitute “served on”.

6. —(1) In regulation 8 (disputes as to validity of proposals)—

(a) in paragraph (6)(a), for “make a further proposal” substitute “serve a further proposal on the VO”;

(b) in paragraph (7)(b), for “may not be made” substitute “may not be served on the VO” and delete the second occurrence of the word “made”;

(c) in paragraph (7)(b)(i), before “under” insert “made”;

(d) in paragraph (7)(b)(ii), before “after the expiry” insert “served on the VO”.

7. —(1)Regulation 14 (time from which alteration is to have effect: 2005 and subsequent lists) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“ (2) Subject to paragraphs (2A) to (7), where an alteration is made to correct any inaccuracy in the list on or after the day it is compiled, the alteration shall have effect—

(a) from the day on which the circumstances giving rise to the alteration first occurred, if the alteration is made—

(i) before 1st April 2016 otherwise than to give effect to a proposal;

(ii) in order to give effect to a proposal served on the VO before 1st April 2015;

(iii) on or after 1st April 2016 where the circumstances giving rise to the alteration first occurred on or after 1st April 2015 and the alteration is made otherwise than to give effect to a proposal;

(iv) in order to give effect to a proposal served on the VO on or after 1st April 2015 where the circumstances giving rise to the alteration first occurred on or after that date;

(b) from 1st April 2015 if the circumstances giving rise to the alteration first occurred before that date and the alteration is made on or after 1st April 2016 otherwise than to give effect to a proposal;

(c) from 1st April 2015 if the alteration is made in order to give effect to a proposal served on the VO on or after that date and the circumstances giving rise to the alteration first occurred before that date. ” .

(3) After paragraph (2) insert—

“ (2A) Where—

(a) an alteration (alteration A) is made on or after1st April 2015 in order to give effect to a proposal made on the ground set out in regulation 4(1)(d) or (f); and

(b) the proposal was served on the VO within 6 months of the alteration which gave rise to the proposal (alteration B)

alteration A shall have effect from the day on which alteration B had effect.

(2B) Where—

(a) an alteration is made in order to give effect to a proposal served on the VO on or after 1st April 2015 which was made on the ground set out in regulation 4(1)(e);

(b) the decision which gave rise to the proposal was made before 1st April 2015; and

(c) the proposal was served on the VO within 6 months of the decision which gave rise to the proposal

the alteration shall have effect from the day on which the circumstances giving rise to it first occurred. ” .

(4) In paragraph (6), for “paragraph (5)(a)” substitute “paragraphs (2)(a)(ii), (2A), (2B) and (5)(a)”.