Explanatory note

Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 makes provision for local government changes in England. Where recommendations for change are made by the Local Government Commission, the Secretary of State may make an order giving effect to those recommendations (“a reorganisation order”).

The Local Government Changes for England (Finance) Regulations 1994 make transitional provisions for authorities subject to such an order to have the functions of billing authorities and major precepting authorities in advance of the reorganisation date provided for in such orders and for non-domestic rating lists, or notice of the effect of alterations to such lists, to be provided by valuation officers to authorities affected by reorganisation orders.

These Regulations make consequential and transitional amendments for the application, in relation to reorganisation orders, of the 1994 Regulations to the rules for the calculation of an English billing authority’s non-domestic rating contribution, payable to the Secretary of State, which are provided in the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) Regulations 1992, as amended.