Order laid before the House of Commons under paragraph 5(13) of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988, for approval by resolution of the House of Commons.
Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 0000
Rating And Valuation, England
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2017
Made
19th December 2017
Laid before the House of Commons
20th December 2017
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2017;
(b) comes into force on the day after the day in which it is approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, provided that the time condition in paragraph (2) is met; and
(c) applies in relation to England only.
(2) The “time condition” is that the approval of the Order must be given before the approval by the House of Commons of the local government finance report for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2018.
Non-domestic rating multiplier
2. For the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 B is specified as 272.8 for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2018.
Mark Spencer
Andrew Griffiths
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
19th December 2017
1988 c.41 . Schedule 7 was amended by the Local Government Act 1992 (c.14) .