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Local Government Finance Act 1988

1988 c. 41 · Enacted 29 July 1988 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 93 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 5 October 2026.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 9 para. 5(1A)omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 4l cross-headingwords omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(2)
Sch. 9 para. 4Iwords omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(3)(a)
Sch. 9 para. 4I(a)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(3)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 4I(b)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(3)(c)
Sch. 9 para. 4J(4)(a)word omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(4)(a)
Sch. 9 para. 4J(4)(c) and wordinsertedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(4)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 4M(1)words omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(5)
Sch. 9 para. 5ZC(4A)insertedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(6)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(1)word substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(7)
Sch. 9 para. 5C(2)word substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 s. 12(8)
Sch. 9 para. 5(1)omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 5(2)omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 5(4)omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 5ZC cross-headingword omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(c)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(1)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(i)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(1)words omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(i)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(2)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(ii)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(2)(a)words omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(iii)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(3)words omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(iv)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(4)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(v)
Sch. 9 para. 5A(5)(a)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(e)(vi)
Sch. 9 para. 5Bwords omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(f)
Sch. 9 para. 5BD cross-headingword omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(g)
Sch. 9 para. 5BE(5)substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(h)
Sch. 9 para. 5C(6)(a)words omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(j)
Sch. 9 para. 5D(1)words substituted for Sch. 9 para. 5D(1)(a)(b)Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(k)
Sch. 9 para. 5E(1)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(l)(i)
Sch. 9 para. 5E(1)words insertedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(l)(i)
Sch. 9 para. 5E(1A)insertedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(l)(ii)
Sch. 9 para. 5F(A1)words substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(m)
Sch. 9 para. 5FBwords substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(n)
Sch. 9 para. 5Hwords substitutedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(o)
Sch. 9 para. 5 cross-headingwords omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(a)
Sch. 9 para. 5A cross-headingwords omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(d)
Sch. 9 para. 5C cross-headingwords omittedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(2)(i)
Sch. 11 para. 2(cza)(czb)insertedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(3)(a)
Sch. 11 para. 11(1A)words insertedLocal Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 Sch. para. 13(3)(c)
s. 74(7)substitutedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 218
s. 74restrictedEnvironment Act 1995 Sch. 23 para. 15(6)
s. 111(3)word repealedGreater London Authority Act 1999 Sch. 34 Pt. 1
s. 47(9)(b)words repealedGreater London Authority Act 1999 Sch. 34 Pt. 1
s. 143(8)repealedLocal Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 1
Sch. 5 para. 11(1)(a)substitutedLocal Government Act 2003 s. 68
s. 143(11)repealedLocal Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 1
Sch. 6 para. 3repealedLocal Government Act 2003 s. 69 Sch. 8 Pt. 1
s. 53(4A)(b) and wordrepealedLocal Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 1
s. 141(8)words substitutedLocal Government Act 2003 s. 90(4)
Sch. 9 para. 5CBinsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 47
s. 63A(1A)insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 12(1)
s. 63A(4)(b)word insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 35
s. 63EinsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 12(2)
s. 65A(7)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 36
s. 67(8A)(8B)insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 37(a)
s. 67(9)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 37(b)
s. 67(12)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 37(c)
s. 52AinsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 8
s. 143(9AA)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 39(b)(i)
s. 143(9AA)word substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 39(b)(ii)
s. 143(9AA)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 39(b)(iii)
s. 143(9AZB)insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 39(a)
Sch. 5A para. 8insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 38
Sch. 9 para. 5E(1)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 48
Sch. 9 para. 5F(1)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 49(b)
Sch. 9 para. 5F(1A)(1B)insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 49(c)
Sch. 9 para. 5F(2)(a)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 49(d)
Sch. 9 para. 5F(A1)insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 49(a)
Sch. 9 para. 5FAinsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 50
Sch. 9 para. 5FBinsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 51
Sch. 9 para. 5Gwords substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 52
Sch. 9 para. 5Hwords substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 53(a)
Sch. 9 para. 5Hwords substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 53(b)
Sch. 9 para. 5 headingwords insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 41
Sch. 9 para. 5A cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 43
Sch. 9 para. 5C cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 44
s. 53(1)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(b)(i)
s. 53(1)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(b)(ii)
s. 53(2)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(c)(i)
s. 53(2)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(c)(ii)
s. 53(5)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(d)(i)
s. 53(5)words substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(d)(ii)
s. 54(7A)insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 34
Sch. 9 para. 7BinsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 10
s. 53 headingwords insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 33(a)
Sch. 9 para. 4B-4H and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 13(2)
Sch. 9 para. 4I-4M and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 13(3)
Sch. 9 para. 5ZA 5ZB and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 13(4)
Sch. 9 para. 5ZC-5ZF and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 13(5)
Sch. 9 para. 5BA-5BC and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 13(6)
Sch. 9 para. 5BD-5BF and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 s. 13(7)
Sch. 9 para. 5(1)words insertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 42
Sch. 9 para. 5C(7)substitutedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 45
Sch. 9 para. 5CA and cross-headinginsertedNon-Domestic Rating Act 2023 Sch. para. 46

An Act to create community charges in favour of certain authorities, to create new rating systems, to provide for precepting by certain authorities and levying by certain bodies, to make provision about the payment of grants to certain authorities, to require certain authorities to maintain certain funds, to make provision about the capital expenditure and the administration of the financial affairs of certain authorities, to abolish existing rates, precepts and similar rights, to abolish rate support grants and supplementary grants for transport purposes, to make amendments as to rates and certain grants, to make certain amendments to the law of Scotland as regards community charges, rating and valuation, to provide for the establishment of valuation and community charge tribunals, and for connected purposes.

[29th July 1988]

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C9C10C11

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Power to exclude conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 51A(2) (as inserted by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1), s. 135, Sch. 10 para. 8)

C2

Act amended by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 66(5)(b)

C3

Act applied by S.I. 1990/72, reg. 8(7)

Act applied (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57), ss. 135(5), 138(7), 225(2), Sch. 15 para. 12(1) (with ss. 16(6), 178, 179, 182, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)

Act applied (1.12.1991) by Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59), ss. 54(1), 76(2), (with ss. 67(3)(5)(8), 72(6), 74(3)(4))

C4

Power to apply Act conferred (12.2.1991) by Caravans (Standard Community Charge and Rating) Act 1991 (c. 2), s. 1(7)

Power to exclude conferred (1.7.1992) by 1992 c. 5, ss. 6(2), 192(4)

Power to amend conferred (1.7.1992) by 1992 c. 5, ss. 138(9), 192(4)

C5

Act excluded (28. 3. 1991) by Community Charges (General Reduction) Act 1991 (c. 9), s. 1(5)

C6

Act amended (28. 3. 1991) by Community Charges (General Reduction) Act 1991 (c. 9), s. 1(6)

C7

Act restricted (1. 12. 1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57), ss. 106(2)(a), 225(2), Sch. 4 para. 13(2) (with ss. 16(6), 178, 179, 182, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)

Act extended (4.6.1993) by 1993 c. 17, s. 4; S.I. 1993/1418, art.2

C8

Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

Act: Power to apply conferred (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 12, s. 2(1)

Act: transfer of functions (W.) (1.7.1999 subject to entries in Sch. 1 of the amending S.I.) by 1999 S.I. 1999/672 art. 2 Sch. 1

C9

Act modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), reg. 18(2)(a) (with reg. 1(2)(3))

C10

Act applied (with modifications) (E.) (10.5.2021) by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112), arts. 1(4), 35(1)(2), Sch. 5 para. 7

C11

Act applied (with modifications) (21.3.2024) by The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/414), arts. 1(2), 5, Sch. 1 para. 7

Contents

  1. Part I
  2. Charges
  3. 1The charges.
  4. 2Persons subject to personal community charge.
  5. 3Persons subject to standard community charge.
  6. 4Section 3: interpretation.
  7. 5Persons subject to collective community charge.
  8. Registers
  9. 6Community charges register.
  10. Charges and registers: miscellaneous
  11. 7Persons subject to charges: miscellaneous.
  12. 8Registers: miscellaneous.
  13. Collective community charge contributions
  14. 9Liability to contribute.
  15. 10Contributions: interpretation of formula.
  16. 11Contributions: further provisions.
  17. Liability to pay in respect of charges
  18. 12Personal community charge.
  19. 13Relief for students.
  20. 13AReduced liability.
  21. 14Standard community charge.
  22. 15Collective community charge.
  23. 16Joint and several liability: spouses.
  24. 17Joint and several liability: management arrangements.
  25. 18Discharge of liability.
  26. Miscellaneous
  27. 19Co-owners.
  28. 20Contributions in aid.
  29. 21Standard community charge: special cases.
  30. 22Administration and penalties.
  31. 23Appeals.
  32. 24Appeals: preliminary steps.
  33. 25Death.
  34. 26Community charges registration officer.
  35. 26ARegistration officer: information.
  36. 27Default powers as to registers.
  37. 28Default powers as to resources.
  38. 29Rights of electoral registration officers.
  39. General
  40. 30Students.
  41. 31Interpretation.
  42. Part II
  43. Charges
  44. 32Amount for personal community charges.
  45. 33Setting of different amounts.
  46. 34Power to set substituted amounts.
  47. 35Duty to set substituted amounts.
  48. 35ASection 35: interpretation.
  49. 35BSubstitutions: maximum amounts.
  50. 35CMultiple substitutions.
  51. 36Substituted amounts: supplementary.
  52. 37Power to anticipate precept.
  53. 38Anticipated precepts: supplementary.
  54. 39Information.
  55. Multipliers
  56. 40Standard community charge multipliers.
  57. Part III: Non-Domestic Rating
  58. Local rating
  59. 41Local rating lists :England.
  60. 41ZALocal rating lists: Wales
  61. 41ALocal non-domestic rating lists for Welsh billing authorities. Repealed
  62. 42Contents of local lists.
  63. 42ARural settlement list.
  64. 42BPreparation and maintenance of lists.
  65. 43Occupied hereditaments liability and reliefs.
  66. 44Occupied hereditaments: supplementary. Repealed
  67. 44APartly occupied hereditaments.
  68. 45Unoccupied hereditaments: liability and reliefs.
  69. 45AUnoccupied hereditaments: zero-rating Repealed
  70. 46Unoccupied hereditaments: supplementary. Repealed
  71. 46AUnoccupied hereditaments: new buildings.
  72. 47Discretionary relief.
  73. 48Discretionary relief: supplementary.
  74. 48ADiscretionary relief: functions of Mayoral development corporations
  75. 49Reduction or remission of liability.
  76. 49ACancellation of backdated liabilities for days in years 2005 to 2010
  77. 50Joint owners or occupiers.
  78. 51Exemption.
  79. Central rating
  80. 52Central rating lists for England.
  81. 52ZACentral rating lists for Wales
  82. 53Contents of central lists.
  83. 54Central rating: liability and reliefs.
  84. 54ZARelief for telecommunications infrastructure Repealed
  85. General
  86. 54APostponement of compilation of Welsh lists for 2015 onwards Repealed
  87. 54ABPower to amend revaluation year: Wales
  88. 55Alteration of lists.
  89. 56Valuation and multipliers.
  90. 57Special provision for 1990-95.
  91. 57ATransitional provision for 2005 onwards: England
  92. 58Special provision for 1995 onwards.
  93. 59Contributions in aid.
  94. 59ALocal retention of non-domestic rates
  95. 60Pooling.
  96. 61Valuation officers.
  97. 62Administration.
  98. 62ARecovery by taking control of goods
  99. 63Death.
  100. 63ADisclosure of Revenue and Customs information
  101. 63BRestrictions on onward disclosure of Revenue and Customs information
  102. 63CFreedom of information
  103. 63DDisclosure of valuation information to Northern Ireland rating officials
  104. Anti-avoidance: Wales
  105. 63FArtificial non-domestic rating avoidance arrangements: introduction
  106. 63GMeaning of “advantage”
  107. 63HMeaning of “artificial”
  108. 63ILiability to non-domestic rating: local lists
  109. 63JLiability to non-domestic rating: central lists
  110. 63KLiability to non-domestic rating: notification
  111. 63LAppeals to valuation tribunal
  112. 63MPenalties
  113. Interpretation
  114. 64Hereditaments.
  115. 65Owners and occupiers.
  116. 65ACrown property.
  117. 66Domestic property.
  118. 66AUnoccupied hereditaments: change of state of property to be disregarded
  119. 67Interpretation: other provisions.
  120. Part IV: Precepts and Levies
  121. Precepts
  122. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  123. 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  124. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  125. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  126. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  127. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  128. 74Levies.
  129. 74A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  130. 75Special levies.
  131. 75A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  132. Part V: Grants
  133. Chapter 1: General
  134. 76Interpretation.
  135. Introduction
  136. 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  137. Chapter 2: Revenue support grant: England
  138. Introductory
  139. 77AApplication of Chapter 2
  140. Revenue support grant
  141. 78Revenue support grant.
  142. 78ARequirement to specify determination in local government finance report.
  143. 79Effect of report’s approval.
  144. 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  145. 81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  146. 82Calculation of sums payable.
  147. 83Payment of sums.
  148. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  149. Revenue support grant: amending reports
  150. 84AAmending reports.
  151. 84BCalculation of sums payable under amending reports.
  152. 84CPayment of sums under amending reports.
  153. Chapter 3: Revenue Support Grant: Wales
  154. 84DApplication of Chapter 3
  155. 84ERevenue support grant: Wales
  156. 84FDetermination of grant
  157. 84GLocal government finance reports
  158. 84HEffect of report’s approval
  159. 84Jcalculation of grant payable to receiving authorities
  160. 84KPayment of grant to receiving authorities
  161. 84LAmending reports
  162. 84MRecalculation of grant following amending report
  163. 84NPayment of grant following amending report
  164. 84PInformation deadlines
  165. Chapter 4: Other grants
  166. 84QApplication of this Chapter etc
  167. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  168. 85Additional grant. Repealed
  169. 86Effect of report’s approval. Repealed
  170. Additional grant: Wales
  171. 86AAdditional grant: Wales
  172. 86BEffect of additional grant report’s approval: Wales
  173. Transport grants
  174. 87Transport grants.
  175. 88Transport grants: supplementary.
  176. Other grants
  177. 88ACouncil tax grants.
  178. 88BSpecial grants.
  179. 88CSpecial grants: Wales
  180. Part VI: Funds
  181. Funds
  182. 89Collection funds.
  183. 89APrincipal councils in Wales.
  184. 90Payments to and from collection funds.
  185. 91General funds.
  186. 92General funds: supplementary.
  187. 93The City fund.
  188. 94The City: further provisions.
  189. Calculations
  190. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  191. 96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  192. Transfers between funds
  193. 97Principal transfers between funds.
  194. 98Other transfers between funds.
  195. Regulations about funds
  196. 99Regulations about funds.
  197. Part VII
  198. 100Power to designate authorities.
  199. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  200. 102Designation of authorities.
  201. 103Transitional years: special provisions.
  202. 104Challenge of maximum amount.
  203. 105Acceptance of maximum amount.
  204. 106No challenge or acceptance.
  205. 107Substituted calculations and precepts.
  206. 108Failure to substitute.
  207. 109Other financial requirements.
  208. 110Information.
  209. Part VIII: Financial Administration
  210. 111Interpretation.
  211. 112Financial administration as to certain authorities.
  212. 113Qualifications of responsible officer.
  213. 114Functions of responsible officer as regards reports.
  214. 114AFunctions of responsible officer as regards reports—local authorities operating executive arrangements
  215. 115Authority’s duties as regards reports.
  216. 115ADuties of Mayor of London and London Assembly as regards reports.
  217. 115BDuties of executive as regards reports
  218. 116Information about consideration of reports etc.
  219. Part IX: Existing Rates, Precepts and Grants
  220. 117Rates and precepts: abolition.
  221. 118Rates: power to abolish or modify.
  222. 119. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  223. 120Refund of overpayments.
  224. 121Valuation according to tone of list.
  225. 122Rating of statutory water undertakings.
  226. 123Rating amendments: miscellaneous.
  227. 124Rate support grant: abolition.
  228. 125Transport grants: abolition.
  229. 126Variation of multipliers in supplementary reports. Repealed
  230. 127London Regional Transport grants: amendment.
  231. Part X: Scotland
  232. 128Levying of rates. Repealed
  233. 129. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  234. Part XI: Miscellaneous and General
  235. 130—132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  236. Other miscellaneous provisions
  237. 133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  238. 134. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  239. 135Social security.
  240. 136Tribunals.
  241. 137Amendments.
  242. General
  243. 138Judicial review.
  244. 139Functions to be discharged only by authority.
  245. 139AInformation.
  246. 140Separate administration in England and Wales.
  247. 141Payments to and from authorities.
  248. 141A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  249. 141B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  250. 142Saving for remedies.
  251. 143Orders and regulations.
  252. 143AOrders and regulations of the Welsh Ministers
  253. 144Interpretation: authorities.
  254. 145Interpretation: financial years etc.
  255. 145A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  256. 146Interpretation: other provisions.
  257. 147Power to make supplementary provision.
  258. 148Finance.
  259. 149Repeals.
  260. 150Commencement: Scotland.
  261. 151Extent.
  262. 152Citation.
  263. Schedule 1
  264. Persons in detention
  265. 1Paragraph 1
  266. Visiting forces
  267. 2Paragraph 2
  268. International headquarters and defence organisations
  269. 3Paragraph 3
  270. The severely mentally impaired
  271. 4Paragraph 4
  272. Children
  273. 5Paragraph 5
  274. Students
  275. 6Paragraph 6
  276. 6AParagraph 6A
  277. Members of religious communities
  278. 7Paragraph 7
  279. Hospital patients
  280. 8Paragraph 8
  281. Patients in homes
  282. 9Paragraph 9
  283. Care workers
  284. 10Paragraph 10
  285. Residents of certain Crown buildings
  286. 11Paragraph 11
  287. Residents of certain other dwellings
  288. 12Paragraph 12
  289. 13Paragraph 13
  290. Persons without fixed abodes
  291. 14Paragraph 14
  292. Schedule 2
  293. Introduction
  294. 1Paragraph 1
  295. Charges
  296. 2Paragraph 2
  297. 3Paragraph 3
  298. Contributions
  299. 4Paragraph 4
  300. Discounts
  301. 5Paragraph 5
  302. 5AParagraph 5A
  303. Information
  304. 6Paragraph 6
  305. 7Paragraph 7
  306. 8Paragraph 8
  307. 9Paragraph 9
  308. 9AParagraph 9A
  309. 10Paragraph 10
  310. 11Paragraph 11
  311. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  312. 13Paragraph 13
  313. 13AParagraph 13A
  314. 14Paragraph 14
  315. 15Paragraph 15
  316. Inspection etc.
  317. 16Paragraph 16
  318. 17Paragraph 17
  319. 18Paragraph 18
  320. Miscellaneous
  321. 19Paragraph 19
  322. 20Paragraph 20
  323. 21Paragraph 21
  324. Schedule 3
  325. Imposition by authority
  326. 1Paragraph 1
  327. Imposition by registration officer
  328. 2Paragraph 2
  329. General
  330. 3Paragraph 3
  331. 3AParagraph 3A
  332. 4Paragraph 4
  333. 5Paragraph 5
  334. 6Paragraph 6
  335. Schedule 4
  336. Part I: Introduction
  337. 1Paragraph 1
  338. Part II: Charges: Sole Liability
  339. Preliminary
  340. 2Paragraph 2
  341. Liability orders
  342. 3Paragraph 3
  343. Information
  344. 4Paragraph 4
  345. Attachment of earnings
  346. 5Paragraph 5
  347. Deductions from income support
  348. 6Paragraph 6
  349. Distress
  350. 7Paragraph 7
  351. Commitment to prison
  352. 8Paragraph 8
  353. Bankruptcy
  354. 9Paragraph 9
  355. Winding up
  356. 10Paragraph 10
  357. Charging orders
  358. 11Paragraph 11
  359. Relationship between remedies
  360. 12Paragraph 12
  361. Magistrates and justices
  362. 13Paragraph 13
  363. Part III: Charges: Joint and Several Liability
  364. 14Paragraph 14
  365. 15Paragraph 15
  366. Part VIA: Co-owners
  367. 21AParagraph 21A
  368. 21BParagraph 21B
  369. Part IV: Contributions
  370. 16Paragraph 16
  371. 17Paragraph 17
  372. Part V: Discount Adjustments
  373. 18Paragraph 18
  374. 19Paragraph 19
  375. Part VI: Repayments
  376. 20Paragraph 20
  377. 21Paragraph 21
  378. Part VII: Penalties
  379. 22Paragraph 22
  380. 23Paragraph 23
  381. Part VIII: General
  382. Exclusion of certain matters
  383. 24Paragraph 24
  384. Costs
  385. 25Paragraph 25
  386. Termination of proceedings
  387. 26Paragraph 26
  388. Offences
  389. 27Paragraph 27
  390. Other enactments
  391. 28Paragraph 28
  392. Schedule 4ZA: Occupied hereditaments: chargeable amount
  393. Part 1: Chargeable amount before any reliefs
  394. 1Paragraph 1
  395. Part 2: Partial reliefs
  396. 2Charitable rate relief
  397. 2AParagraph 2A
  398. 3Improvement rate relief
  399. 4Small business rate relief
  400. Part 3: Full reliefs
  401. 5Introduction
  402. 6Heat networks rate relief
  403. 7Public lavatories rate relief
  404. 8Rural rate relief
  405. Part 3A: POWERS TO CONFER, VARY AND WITHDRAW RELIEFS: WALES
  406. 8APower to confer additional partial reliefs
  407. 8BPower to confer additional full reliefs
  408. 8CPower to vary or withdraw reliefs
  409. Part 4: Cases where more than one relief applies
  410. 9Paragraph 9
  411. 9AParagraph 9A
  412. Part 5: Interpretation
  413. 10Paragraph 10
  414. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  415. Schedule 4ZB: Unoccupied hereditaments: chargeable amount
  416. Part 1: Chargeable amount before any reliefs
  417. 1Paragraph 1
  418. Part 2: Full relief
  419. 2Charitable rate relief
  420. Part 2A: POWERS TO CONFER, VARY AND WITHDRAW RELIEFS: WALES
  421. 2APower to confer partial reliefs: Wales
  422. 2BPower to confer additional full reliefs
  423. 2CPower to vary or withdraw reliefs
  424. Part 2B: CASES WHERE MORE THAN ONE RELIEF APPLIES: WALES
  425. 2DParagraph 2D
  426. 2EParagraph 2E
  427. Part 3: Interpretation
  428. 3Paragraph 3
  429. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  430. Schedule 4A: Non-Domestic Rating: New Buildings (Completion Days)
  431. Completion notices
  432. 1Paragraph 1
  433. 2Paragraph 2
  434. Determination of completion day
  435. 3Paragraph 3
  436. 4Paragraph 4
  437. 5Paragraph 5
  438. Position pending appeal
  439. 6Paragraph 6
  440. Duty to inform valuation officer
  441. 7Paragraph 7
  442. Supplementary
  443. 8Paragraph 8
  444. 9Paragraph 9
  445. 10Paragraph 10
  446. Schedule 5: Non-Domestic Rating: Exemption
  447. Agricultural premises
  448. 1Paragraph 1
  449. 2Paragraph 2
  450. 3Paragraph 3
  451. 4Paragraph 4
  452. 5Paragraph 5
  453. 6Paragraph 6
  454. 7Paragraph 7
  455. 8Paragraph 8
  456. Fish farms
  457. 9Paragraph 9
  458. Fishing
  459. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  460. Places of religious worship etc.
  461. 11Paragraph 11
  462. Certain property of Trinity House
  463. 12Paragraph 12
  464. Sewers
  465. 13Paragraph 13
  466. Property of drainage authorities
  467. 14Paragraph 14
  468. Parks
  469. 15Paragraph 15
  470. Property used for the disabled
  471. 16Paragraph 16
  472. Air-raid protection works
  473. 17Paragraph 17
  474. Swinging moorings
  475. 18Paragraph 18
  476. Road crossings over watercourses etc.
  477. 18AParagraph 18A
  478. Property used for road user charging schemes
  479. 18BParagraph 18B
  480. Property in enterprise zones
  481. 19Paragraph 19
  482. Visiting forces etc.
  483. 19AParagraph 19A
  484. Power to confer exemption : England
  485. 20Paragraph 20
  486. Powers to confer, vary and withdraw exemption: Wales
  487. 20AParagraph 20A
  488. Interpretation
  489. 21Paragraph 21
  490. Schedule 5A: Central rating: chargeable amount
  491. Part 1: Chargeable amount before any reliefs
  492. 1Paragraph 1
  493. Part 2: Reliefs
  494. 2Charitable rate relief
  495. 3Improvement rate relief
  496. 4Unoccupied hereditaments rate relief
  497. Part 2A: POWERS TO CONFER, VARY AND WITHDRAW RELIEFS: WALES
  498. 4APower to confer additional partial reliefs: Wales
  499. 4BPower to confer additional full reliefs
  500. 4CPower to vary or withdraw reliefs
  501. Part 3: Cases where more than one relief applies
  502. 5Paragraph 5
  503. 5AParagraph 5A
  504. 5BParagraph 5B
  505. Part 4: Interpretation
  506. 6Paragraph 6
  507. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  508. Schedule 6: Non-Domestic Rating: Valuation
  509. 1Paragraph 1
  510. 2Paragraph 2
  511. 2ZAParagraph 2ZA
  512. 2AParagraph 2A
  513. 2BParagraph 2B
  514. 2CParagraph 2C
  515. 3Paragraph 3
  516. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  517. Schedule 7: Non-Domestic Rating: Multipliers
  518. Part A1: Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers: England
  519. Chapter 1: Introduction
  520. A1Paragraph A1
  521. A2Paragraph A2
  522. Chapter 2: The non-domestic rating multiplier
  523. A3Revaluation years
  524. A4Other years
  525. Chapter 3: The small business non-domestic rating multiplier
  526. A5Revaluation years
  527. A6Other years
  528. Chapter 3A: Other non-domestic rating multipliers
  529. A6AParagraph A6A
  530. Chapter 4: Making and giving notice of calculations etc
  531. A7Paragraph A7
  532. A8Paragraph A8
  533. A9Paragraph A9
  534. Chapter 5: Interpretation
  535. A10Paragraph A10
  536. A11Paragraph A11
  537. Chapter 6: Regulations
  538. A12Paragraph A12
  539. Part A2: NON-DOMESTIC RATING MULTIPLIERS: WALES
  540. A13Introduction
  541. A14Calculation of non-domestic rating multiplier: revaluation years
  542. A15Calculation of non-domestic rating multiplier: other years
  543. A16Calculation of differential multipliers
  544. A17Calculation of differential multipliers: supplementary
  545. A18Welsh Ministers’ power to alter the calculations for non-domestic rating multipliers
  546. A19Making and giving notice of calculations etc.
  547. A20Interpretation
  548. Part I: Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers : Wales Repealed
  549. Introduction Repealed
  550. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  551. General provisions Repealed
  552. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  553. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  554. 3AParagraph 3A Repealed
  555. 3BParagraph 3B Repealed
  556. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  557. 4AParagraph 4A Repealed
  558. 4BParagraph 4B Repealed
  559. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  560. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  561. Special provision for 1990-95 Repealed
  562. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  563. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  564. Part II: Special Authority’s Multipliers
  565. 9Paragraph 9
  566. 9AParagraph 9A
  567. 9BParagraph 9B
  568. 10Paragraph 10
  569. 11Paragraph 11
  570. Schedule 7A: Non-Domestic Rating: 1990-95
  571. Definitions
  572. 1Paragraph 1
  573. 2Paragraph 2
  574. 3Paragraph 3
  575. 4Paragraph 4
  576. 5Paragraph 5
  577. 6Paragraph 6
  578. Chargeable amounts
  579. 7Paragraph 7
  580. 8Paragraph 8
  581. 9Paragraph 9
  582. Regulations
  583. 10Paragraph 10
  584. 11Paragraph 11
  585. 12Paragraph 12
  586. Schedule 7B: Local retention of non-domestic rates
  587. Part 1: Main non-domestic rating accounts
  588. 1Main non-domestic rating accounts
  589. 2Credits and debits
  590. 3End of year calculations
  591. Part 2: Determination of the central and local share
  592. 4Determination of the central and local share
  593. 5Local government finance reports
  594. Part 3: Payments to the Secretary of State in respect of the central share
  595. 6Payments to the Secretary of State in respect of the central share
  596. 7Regulations about administrative arrangements
  597. 8Regulations about deductions from central share payments
  598. Part 4: Payments by billing authorities to major precepting authorities
  599. 9Regulations about payments
  600. 10Regulations about administrative arrangements
  601. 11Payments out of deduction from central share payments
  602. Part 5: Principal payments in connection with local retention of non-domestic rates
  603. 12Determination of payments
  604. 13Calculations following local government finance report
  605. 14Payments following local government finance report
  606. 15Amending reports
  607. 16Calculations following amending report
  608. 17Payments following amending report
  609. 18Relationship with other provisions
  610. Part 6: Levy accounts
  611. 19Levy accounts
  612. 20Credits and debits
  613. 21End of year calculations
  614. Part 7: Levy payments, safety net payments and distribution of remaining balance
  615. 22Regulations about calculation of levy payments
  616. 23Calculation of levy payments
  617. 24Levy payments following calculations
  618. 25Regulations about calculation of safety net payments
  619. 26Calculation of safety net payments
  620. 27Safety net payments following calculations
  621. 28Regulations about payments on account
  622. 29Calculation of remaining balance on levy account
  623. 30Distribution of remaining balance
  624. 31Relationship with other provisions
  625. Part 8: Transitional protection payments
  626. 32Regulations about deemed and actual rating income
  627. 33Regulations about transitional protection payments
  628. Part 9: Pooling of authorities
  629. 34Designation of pool of authorities
  630. 35Designations subject to conditions
  631. 36Effect of designation in relation to Part 5
  632. 37Effect of designation in relation to Part 7
  633. 38Further provisions about effect of designation
  634. Part 10: Designation of areas and classes of hereditament
  635. 39Designation of areas
  636. 40Designation of classes of hereditament
  637. 41Payments to relevant authorities
  638. 42Estimates of amounts to be disregarded
  639. Part 11: Supplementary
  640. 43Calculations and supply of information by relevant authorities
  641. 44Regulations about calculations and supply of information
  642. 45Interpretation of Schedule
  643. Schedule 8: Non-Domestic Rating: Pooling
  644. Part I: Non-Domestic Rating Accounts
  645. The accounts
  646. 1Paragraph 1
  647. Credits and debits
  648. 2Paragraph 2
  649. 3Paragraph 3
  650. Part II: Contribution
  651. Interpretation
  652. 3AParagraph 3A
  653. Non-domestic rating contributions
  654. 4Paragraph 4
  655. 5Paragraph 5
  656. 6Paragraph 6
  657. Recovery
  658. 7Paragraph 7
  659. Part III: Distribution
  660. Interpretation
  661. 8Paragraph 8
  662. Distributable amount
  663. 9Paragraph 9
  664. Years where two local government finance reports prepared for Wales
  665. 9AParagraph 9A
  666. Distribution: local government finance reports
  667. 10Paragraph 10
  668. 11Paragraph 11
  669. 11AParagraph 11A
  670. 11BParagraph 11B
  671. 11CParagraph 11C
  672. 12Paragraph 12
  673. Distribution: amending reports
  674. 13Paragraph 13
  675. 14Paragraph 14
  676. 14AParagraph 14A
  677. 15Paragraph 15
  678. Source of payments by Welsh Ministers
  679. 16Paragraph 16
  680. Recovery
  681. 16Paragraph 16
  682. Schedule 9: Non-Domestic Rating: Administration
  683. Collection and recovery
  684. 1Paragraph 1
  685. 2Paragraph 2
  686. 3Paragraph 3
  687. 4Paragraph 4
  688. 4AParagraph 4A
  689. Information
  690. 5Paragraph 5
  691. 5AParagraph 5A
  692. 5BParagraph 5B
  693. 5CParagraph 5C
  694. 5DParagraph 5D
  695. 5EParagraph 5E
  696. 5FParagraph 5F
  697. 5GParagraph 5G
  698. 5HParagraph 5H
  699. 6Paragraph 6
  700. 6AParagraph 6A
  701. 6AAParagraph 6AA
  702. Powers of entry
  703. 6BParagraph 6B
  704. 7Paragraph 7
  705. 7AParagraph 7A
  706. Access to information
  707. 8Paragraph 8
  708. 8AParagraph 8A
  709. 9Paragraph 9
  710. Schedule 10: Competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses
  711. 1Paragraph 1
  712. 2Paragraph 2
  713. 3Paragraph 3
  714. 4Paragraph 4
  715. 5Paragraph 5
  716. 6Paragraph 6
  717. 7Paragraph 7
  718. 8Paragraph 8
  719. 9Paragraph 9
  720. 10Paragraph 10
  721. 11Paragraph 11
  722. 12Paragraph 12
  723. Schedule 11: Tribunals
  724. Part 1: The Valuation Tribunal for England
  725. Establishment
  726. A1Paragraph A1
  727. Jurisdiction
  728. A2Paragraph A2
  729. A3Paragraph A3
  730. Membership
  731. A4Paragraph A4
  732. A5Paragraph A5
  733. A6Paragraph A6
  734. A7Paragraph A7
  735. A8Paragraph A8
  736. Tenure of office
  737. A9Paragraph A9
  738. A10Paragraph A10
  739. Remuneration, allowances & pension
  740. A11Paragraph A11
  741. A12Paragraph A12
  742. A13Paragraph A13
  743. A14Paragraph A14
  744. Organisation & delegation
  745. A15Paragraph A15
  746. A16Paragraph A16
  747. Dealing with appeals
  748. A17Paragraph A17
  749. A18Paragraph A18
  750. Power for member of First-tier Tribunal to act as member of the Tribunal
  751. A18AParagraph A18A
  752. Regulations
  753. A19Paragraph A19
  754. Interpretation
  755. A20Paragraph A20
  756. Part 2: Valuation Tribunals: Wales
  757. Establishment
  758. 1Paragraph 1
  759. 1AParagraph 1A
  760. Jurisdiction
  761. 2Paragraph 2
  762. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  763. Arbitration
  764. 4Paragraph 4
  765. Membership
  766. 5Paragraph 5
  767. Staff
  768. 6Paragraph 6
  769. Accommodation and equipment
  770. 7Paragraph 7
  771. Dealing with appeals
  772. 7AParagraph 7A
  773. Part 3: Procedure, orders etc
  774. Procedure
  775. 8Paragraph 8
  776. Orders
  777. 9Paragraph 9
  778. 10Paragraph 10
  779. 10AParagraph 10A
  780. Appeals
  781. 11Paragraph 11
  782. Inspection of records
  783. 12Paragraph 12
  784. Meaning of tribunal
  785. 12AParagraph 12A
  786. Part 4: Miscellaneous
  787. Finance: Wales
  788. 13Paragraph 13
  789. General
  790. 14Paragraph 14
  791. 15Paragraph 15
  792. 16Paragraph 16
  793. 17Paragraph 17
  794. Interpretation
  795. 18Paragraph 18
  796. Schedule 12: Amendments
  797. Part I: England and Wales
  798. City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 (c. x)
  799. 1Paragraph 1
  800. Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55)
  801. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  802. Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c. 32)
  803. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  804. Part II: Scotland
  805. Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60)
  806. 4Paragraph 4
  807. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  808. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  809. Local Government (Financial Provisions etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962 (c. 9)
  810. 7Paragraph 7
  811. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)
  812. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  813. Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52)
  814. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  815. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)
  816. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  817. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30)
  818. 11Paragraph 11
  819. 12Paragraph 12
  820. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  821. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
  822. 14Paragraph 14
  823. Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47)
  824. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  825. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  826. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  827. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  828. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  829. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  830. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  831. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  832. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  833. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  834. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  835. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  836. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  837. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  838. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  839. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  840. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  841. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  842. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  843. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  844. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  845. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  846. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  847. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  848. Part III: England and Wales and Scotland
  849. Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (c. 10)
  850. 39Paragraph 39
  851. International Organisations Act 1968 (c. 48)
  852. 40Paragraph 40
  853. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)
  854. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  855. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
  856. 42Paragraph 42
  857. Schedule 12A
  858. Population of area
  859. 1Paragraph 1
  860. 2Paragraph 2
  861. 3Paragraph 3
  862. 4Paragraph 4
  863. 5Paragraph 5
  864. Population of part of area
  865. 6Paragraph 6
  866. Schedule 13: Repeals
  867. IAbolition of Rates and Precepts
  868. IISupplementary Grants for Transport Purposes
  869. IIILondon Regional Transport
  870. IVScotland