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Local Government Finance Act 1988 in England

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

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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. Part XI: Miscellaneous and General
  233. 130—132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  234. Other miscellaneous provisions
  235. 133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  236. 134. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  237. 135Social security.
  238. 136Tribunals.
  239. 137Amendments.
  240. General
  241. 138Judicial review.
  242. 139Functions to be discharged only by authority.
  243. 139AInformation.
  244. 140Separate administration in England and Wales.
  245. 141Payments to and from authorities.
  246. 141A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  247. 141B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  248. 142Saving for remedies.
  249. 143Orders and regulations.
  250. 143AOrders and regulations of the Welsh Ministers
  251. 144Interpretation: authorities.
  252. 145Interpretation: financial years etc.
  253. 145A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  254. 146Interpretation: other provisions.
  255. 147Power to make supplementary provision.
  256. 148Finance.
  257. 149Repeals.
  258. 151Extent.
  259. 152Citation.
  260. Schedule 1
  261. Persons in detention
  262. 1Paragraph 1
  263. Visiting forces
  264. 2Paragraph 2
  265. International headquarters and defence organisations
  266. 3Paragraph 3
  267. The severely mentally impaired
  268. 4Paragraph 4
  269. Children
  270. 5Paragraph 5
  271. Students
  272. 6Paragraph 6
  273. 6AParagraph 6A
  274. Members of religious communities
  275. 7Paragraph 7
  276. Hospital patients
  277. 8Paragraph 8
  278. Patients in homes
  279. 9Paragraph 9
  280. Care workers
  281. 10Paragraph 10
  282. Residents of certain Crown buildings
  283. 11Paragraph 11
  284. Residents of certain other dwellings
  285. 12Paragraph 12
  286. 13Paragraph 13
  287. Persons without fixed abodes
  288. 14Paragraph 14
  289. Schedule 2
  290. Introduction
  291. 1Paragraph 1
  292. Charges
  293. 2Paragraph 2
  294. 3Paragraph 3
  295. Contributions
  296. 4Paragraph 4
  297. Discounts
  298. 5Paragraph 5
  299. 5AParagraph 5A
  300. Information
  301. 6Paragraph 6
  302. 7Paragraph 7
  303. 8Paragraph 8
  304. 9Paragraph 9
  305. 9AParagraph 9A
  306. 10Paragraph 10
  307. 11Paragraph 11
  308. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  309. 13Paragraph 13
  310. 13AParagraph 13A
  311. 14Paragraph 14
  312. 15Paragraph 15
  313. Inspection etc.
  314. 16Paragraph 16
  315. 17Paragraph 17
  316. 18Paragraph 18
  317. Miscellaneous
  318. 19Paragraph 19
  319. 20Paragraph 20
  320. 21Paragraph 21
  321. Schedule 3
  322. Imposition by authority
  323. 1Paragraph 1
  324. Imposition by registration officer
  325. 2Paragraph 2
  326. General
  327. 3Paragraph 3
  328. 3AParagraph 3A
  329. 4Paragraph 4
  330. 5Paragraph 5
  331. 6Paragraph 6
  332. Schedule 4
  333. Part I: Introduction
  334. 1Paragraph 1
  335. Part II: Charges: Sole Liability
  336. Preliminary
  337. 2Paragraph 2
  338. Liability orders
  339. 3Paragraph 3
  340. Information
  341. 4Paragraph 4
  342. Attachment of earnings
  343. 5Paragraph 5
  344. Deductions from income support
  345. 6Paragraph 6
  346. Distress
  347. 7Paragraph 7
  348. Commitment to prison
  349. 8Paragraph 8
  350. Bankruptcy
  351. 9Paragraph 9
  352. Winding up
  353. 10Paragraph 10
  354. Charging orders
  355. 11Paragraph 11
  356. Relationship between remedies
  357. 12Paragraph 12
  358. Magistrates and justices
  359. 13Paragraph 13
  360. Part III: Charges: Joint and Several Liability
  361. 14Paragraph 14
  362. 15Paragraph 15
  363. Part VIA: Co-owners
  364. 21AParagraph 21A
  365. 21BParagraph 21B
  366. Part IV: Contributions
  367. 16Paragraph 16
  368. 17Paragraph 17
  369. Part V: Discount Adjustments
  370. 18Paragraph 18
  371. 19Paragraph 19
  372. Part VI: Repayments
  373. 20Paragraph 20
  374. 21Paragraph 21
  375. Part VII: Penalties
  376. 22Paragraph 22
  377. 23Paragraph 23
  378. Part VIII: General
  379. Exclusion of certain matters
  380. 24Paragraph 24
  381. Costs
  382. 25Paragraph 25
  383. Termination of proceedings
  384. 26Paragraph 26
  385. Offences
  386. 27Paragraph 27
  387. Other enactments
  388. 28Paragraph 28
  389. Schedule 4ZA: Occupied hereditaments: chargeable amount
  390. Part 1: Chargeable amount before any reliefs
  391. 1Paragraph 1
  392. Part 2: Partial reliefs
  393. 2Charitable rate relief
  394. 2AParagraph 2A
  395. 3Improvement rate relief
  396. 4Small business rate relief
  397. Part 3: Full reliefs
  398. 5Introduction
  399. 6Heat networks rate relief
  400. 7Public lavatories rate relief
  401. 8Rural rate relief
  402. Part 3A: POWERS TO CONFER, VARY AND WITHDRAW RELIEFS: WALES
  403. 8APower to confer additional partial reliefs
  404. 8BPower to confer additional full reliefs
  405. 8CPower to vary or withdraw reliefs
  406. Part 4: Cases where more than one relief applies
  407. 9Paragraph 9
  408. 9AParagraph 9A
  409. Part 5: Interpretation
  410. 10Paragraph 10
  411. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  412. Schedule 4ZB: Unoccupied hereditaments: chargeable amount
  413. Part 1: Chargeable amount before any reliefs
  414. 1Paragraph 1
  415. Part 2: Full relief
  416. 2Charitable rate relief
  417. Part 2A: POWERS TO CONFER, VARY AND WITHDRAW RELIEFS: WALES
  418. 2APower to confer partial reliefs: Wales
  419. 2BPower to confer additional full reliefs
  420. 2CPower to vary or withdraw reliefs
  421. Part 2B: CASES WHERE MORE THAN ONE RELIEF APPLIES: WALES
  422. 2DParagraph 2D
  423. 2EParagraph 2E
  424. Part 3: Interpretation
  425. 3Paragraph 3
  426. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  427. Schedule 4A: Non-Domestic Rating: New Buildings (Completion Days)
  428. Completion notices
  429. 1Paragraph 1
  430. 2Paragraph 2
  431. Determination of completion day
  432. 3Paragraph 3
  433. 4Paragraph 4
  434. 5Paragraph 5
  435. Position pending appeal
  436. 6Paragraph 6
  437. Duty to inform valuation officer
  438. 7Paragraph 7
  439. Supplementary
  440. 8Paragraph 8
  441. 9Paragraph 9
  442. 10Paragraph 10
  443. Schedule 5: Non-Domestic Rating: Exemption
  444. Agricultural premises
  445. 1Paragraph 1
  446. 2Paragraph 2
  447. 3Paragraph 3
  448. 4Paragraph 4
  449. 5Paragraph 5
  450. 6Paragraph 6
  451. 7Paragraph 7
  452. 8Paragraph 8
  453. Fish farms
  454. 9Paragraph 9
  455. Fishing
  456. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  457. Places of religious worship etc.
  458. 11Paragraph 11
  459. Certain property of Trinity House
  460. 12Paragraph 12
  461. Sewers
  462. 13Paragraph 13
  463. Property of drainage authorities
  464. 14Paragraph 14
  465. Parks
  466. 15Paragraph 15
  467. Property used for the disabled
  468. 16Paragraph 16
  469. Air-raid protection works
  470. 17Paragraph 17
  471. Swinging moorings
  472. 18Paragraph 18
  473. Road crossings over watercourses etc.
  474. 18AParagraph 18A
  475. Property used for road user charging schemes
  476. 18BParagraph 18B
  477. Property in enterprise zones
  478. 19Paragraph 19
  479. Visiting forces etc.
  480. 19AParagraph 19A
  481. Power to confer exemption : England
  482. 20Paragraph 20
  483. Powers to confer, vary and withdraw exemption: Wales
  484. 20AParagraph 20A
  485. Interpretation
  486. 21Paragraph 21
  487. Schedule 5A: Central rating: chargeable amount
  488. Part 1: Chargeable amount before any reliefs
  489. 1Paragraph 1
  490. Part 2: Reliefs
  491. 2Charitable rate relief
  492. 3Improvement rate relief
  493. 4Unoccupied hereditaments rate relief
  494. Part 2A: POWERS TO CONFER, VARY AND WITHDRAW RELIEFS: WALES
  495. 4APower to confer additional partial reliefs: Wales
  496. 4BPower to confer additional full reliefs
  497. 4CPower to vary or withdraw reliefs
  498. Part 3: Cases where more than one relief applies
  499. 5Paragraph 5
  500. 5AParagraph 5A
  501. 5BParagraph 5B
  502. Part 4: Interpretation
  503. 6Paragraph 6
  504. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  505. Schedule 6: Non-Domestic Rating: Valuation
  506. 1Paragraph 1
  507. 2Paragraph 2
  508. 2ZAParagraph 2ZA
  509. 2AParagraph 2A
  510. 2BParagraph 2B
  511. 2CParagraph 2C
  512. 3Paragraph 3
  513. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  514. Schedule 7: Non-Domestic Rating: Multipliers
  515. Part A1: Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers: England
  516. Chapter 1: Introduction
  517. A1Paragraph A1
  518. A2Paragraph A2
  519. Chapter 2: The non-domestic rating multiplier
  520. A3Revaluation years
  521. A4Other years
  522. Chapter 3: The small business non-domestic rating multiplier
  523. A5Revaluation years
  524. A6Other years
  525. Chapter 3A: Other non-domestic rating multipliers
  526. A6AParagraph A6A
  527. Chapter 4: Making and giving notice of calculations etc
  528. A7Paragraph A7
  529. A8Paragraph A8
  530. A9Paragraph A9
  531. Chapter 5: Interpretation
  532. A10Paragraph A10
  533. A11Paragraph A11
  534. Chapter 6: Regulations
  535. A12Paragraph A12
  536. Part A2: NON-DOMESTIC RATING MULTIPLIERS: WALES
  537. A13Introduction
  538. A14Calculation of non-domestic rating multiplier: revaluation years
  539. A15Calculation of non-domestic rating multiplier: other years
  540. A16Calculation of differential multipliers
  541. A17Calculation of differential multipliers: supplementary
  542. A18Welsh Ministers’ power to alter the calculations for non-domestic rating multipliers
  543. A19Making and giving notice of calculations etc.
  544. A20Interpretation
  545. Part I: Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers : Wales Repealed
  546. Introduction Repealed
  547. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  548. General provisions Repealed
  549. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  550. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  551. 3AParagraph 3A Repealed
  552. 3BParagraph 3B Repealed
  553. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  554. 4AParagraph 4A Repealed
  555. 4BParagraph 4B Repealed
  556. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  557. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  558. Special provision for 1990-95 Repealed
  559. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  560. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  561. Part II: Special Authority’s Multipliers
  562. 9Paragraph 9
  563. 9AParagraph 9A
  564. 9BParagraph 9B
  565. 10Paragraph 10
  566. 11Paragraph 11
  567. Schedule 7A: Non-Domestic Rating: 1990-95
  568. Definitions
  569. 1Paragraph 1
  570. 2Paragraph 2
  571. 3Paragraph 3
  572. 4Paragraph 4
  573. 5Paragraph 5
  574. 6Paragraph 6
  575. Chargeable amounts
  576. 7Paragraph 7
  577. 8Paragraph 8
  578. 9Paragraph 9
  579. Regulations
  580. 10Paragraph 10
  581. 11Paragraph 11
  582. 12Paragraph 12
  583. Schedule 7B: Local retention of non-domestic rates
  584. Part 1: Main non-domestic rating accounts
  585. 1Main non-domestic rating accounts
  586. 2Credits and debits
  587. 3End of year calculations
  588. Part 2: Determination of the central and local share
  589. 4Determination of the central and local share
  590. 5Local government finance reports
  591. Part 3: Payments to the Secretary of State in respect of the central share
  592. 6Payments to the Secretary of State in respect of the central share
  593. 7Regulations about administrative arrangements
  594. 8Regulations about deductions from central share payments
  595. Part 4: Payments by billing authorities to major precepting authorities
  596. 9Regulations about payments
  597. 10Regulations about administrative arrangements
  598. 11Payments out of deduction from central share payments
  599. Part 5: Principal payments in connection with local retention of non-domestic rates
  600. 12Determination of payments
  601. 13Calculations following local government finance report
  602. 14Payments following local government finance report
  603. 15Amending reports
  604. 16Calculations following amending report
  605. 17Payments following amending report
  606. 18Relationship with other provisions
  607. Part 6: Levy accounts
  608. 19Levy accounts
  609. 20Credits and debits
  610. 21End of year calculations
  611. Part 7: Levy payments, safety net payments and distribution of remaining balance
  612. 22Regulations about calculation of levy payments
  613. 23Calculation of levy payments
  614. 24Levy payments following calculations
  615. 25Regulations about calculation of safety net payments
  616. 26Calculation of safety net payments
  617. 27Safety net payments following calculations
  618. 28Regulations about payments on account
  619. 29Calculation of remaining balance on levy account
  620. 30Distribution of remaining balance
  621. 31Relationship with other provisions
  622. Part 8: Transitional protection payments
  623. 32Regulations about deemed and actual rating income
  624. 33Regulations about transitional protection payments
  625. Part 9: Pooling of authorities
  626. 34Designation of pool of authorities
  627. 35Designations subject to conditions
  628. 36Effect of designation in relation to Part 5
  629. 37Effect of designation in relation to Part 7
  630. 38Further provisions about effect of designation
  631. Part 10: Designation of areas and classes of hereditament
  632. 39Designation of areas
  633. 40Designation of classes of hereditament
  634. 41Payments to relevant authorities
  635. 42Estimates of amounts to be disregarded
  636. Part 11: Supplementary
  637. 43Calculations and supply of information by relevant authorities
  638. 44Regulations about calculations and supply of information
  639. 45Interpretation of Schedule
  640. Schedule 8: Non-Domestic Rating: Pooling
  641. Part I: Non-Domestic Rating Accounts
  642. The accounts
  643. 1Paragraph 1
  644. Credits and debits
  645. 2Paragraph 2
  646. 3Paragraph 3
  647. Part II: Contribution
  648. Interpretation
  649. 3AParagraph 3A
  650. Non-domestic rating contributions
  651. 4Paragraph 4
  652. 5Paragraph 5
  653. 6Paragraph 6
  654. Recovery
  655. 7Paragraph 7
  656. Part III: Distribution
  657. Interpretation
  658. 8Paragraph 8
  659. Distributable amount
  660. 9Paragraph 9
  661. Years where two local government finance reports prepared for Wales
  662. 9AParagraph 9A
  663. Distribution: local government finance reports
  664. 10Paragraph 10
  665. 11Paragraph 11
  666. 11AParagraph 11A
  667. 11BParagraph 11B
  668. 11CParagraph 11C
  669. 12Paragraph 12
  670. Distribution: amending reports
  671. 13Paragraph 13
  672. 14Paragraph 14
  673. 14AParagraph 14A
  674. 15Paragraph 15
  675. Source of payments by Welsh Ministers
  676. 16Paragraph 16
  677. Recovery
  678. 16Paragraph 16
  679. Schedule 9: Non-Domestic Rating: Administration
  680. Collection and recovery
  681. 1Paragraph 1
  682. 2Paragraph 2
  683. 3Paragraph 3
  684. 4Paragraph 4
  685. 4AParagraph 4A
  686. Information
  687. 5Paragraph 5
  688. 5AParagraph 5A
  689. 5BParagraph 5B
  690. 5CParagraph 5C
  691. 5DParagraph 5D
  692. 5EParagraph 5E
  693. 5FParagraph 5F
  694. 5GParagraph 5G
  695. 5HParagraph 5H
  696. 6Paragraph 6
  697. 6AParagraph 6A
  698. 6AAParagraph 6AA
  699. Powers of entry
  700. 6BParagraph 6B
  701. 7Paragraph 7
  702. 7AParagraph 7A
  703. Access to information
  704. 8Paragraph 8
  705. 8AParagraph 8A
  706. 9Paragraph 9
  707. Schedule 10: Competition test: functions and agreements relating to buses
  708. 1Paragraph 1
  709. 2Paragraph 2
  710. 3Paragraph 3
  711. 4Paragraph 4
  712. 5Paragraph 5
  713. 6Paragraph 6
  714. 7Paragraph 7
  715. 8Paragraph 8
  716. 9Paragraph 9
  717. 10Paragraph 10
  718. 11Paragraph 11
  719. 12Paragraph 12
  720. Schedule 11: Tribunals
  721. Part 1: The Valuation Tribunal for England
  722. Establishment
  723. A1Paragraph A1
  724. Jurisdiction
  725. A2Paragraph A2
  726. A3Paragraph A3
  727. Membership
  728. A4Paragraph A4
  729. A5Paragraph A5
  730. A6Paragraph A6
  731. A7Paragraph A7
  732. A8Paragraph A8
  733. Tenure of office
  734. A9Paragraph A9
  735. A10Paragraph A10
  736. Remuneration, allowances & pension
  737. A11Paragraph A11
  738. A12Paragraph A12
  739. A13Paragraph A13
  740. A14Paragraph A14
  741. Organisation & delegation
  742. A15Paragraph A15
  743. A16Paragraph A16
  744. Dealing with appeals
  745. A17Paragraph A17
  746. A18Paragraph A18
  747. Power for member of First-tier Tribunal to act as member of the Tribunal
  748. A18AParagraph A18A
  749. Regulations
  750. A19Paragraph A19
  751. Interpretation
  752. A20Paragraph A20
  753. Part 2: Valuation Tribunals: Wales
  754. Establishment
  755. 1Paragraph 1
  756. 1AParagraph 1A
  757. Jurisdiction
  758. 2Paragraph 2
  759. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  760. Arbitration
  761. 4Paragraph 4
  762. Membership
  763. 5Paragraph 5
  764. Staff
  765. 6Paragraph 6
  766. Accommodation and equipment
  767. 7Paragraph 7
  768. Dealing with appeals
  769. 7AParagraph 7A
  770. Part 3: Procedure, orders etc
  771. Procedure
  772. 8Paragraph 8
  773. Orders
  774. 9Paragraph 9
  775. 10Paragraph 10
  776. 10AParagraph 10A
  777. Appeals
  778. 11Paragraph 11
  779. Inspection of records
  780. 12Paragraph 12
  781. Meaning of tribunal
  782. 12AParagraph 12A
  783. Part 4: Miscellaneous
  784. Finance: Wales
  785. 13Paragraph 13
  786. General
  787. 14Paragraph 14
  788. 15Paragraph 15
  789. 16Paragraph 16
  790. 17Paragraph 17
  791. Interpretation
  792. 18Paragraph 18
  793. Schedule 12: Amendments
  794. Part I: England and Wales
  795. City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 (c. x)
  796. 1Paragraph 1
  797. Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55)
  798. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  799. Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c. 32)
  800. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  801. Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60)
  802. 4Paragraph 4
  803. Local Government (Financial Provisions etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962 (c. 9)
  804. 7Paragraph 7
  805. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)
  806. Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52)
  807. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)
  808. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30)
  809. 11Paragraph 11
  810. 12Paragraph 12
  811. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
  812. 14Paragraph 14
  813. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  814. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  815. Part III: England and Wales and Scotland
  816. Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (c. 10)
  817. 39Paragraph 39
  818. International Organisations Act 1968 (c. 48)
  819. 40Paragraph 40
  820. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)
  821. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  822. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
  823. 42Paragraph 42
  824. Schedule 12A
  825. Population of area
  826. 1Paragraph 1
  827. 2Paragraph 2
  828. 3Paragraph 3
  829. 4Paragraph 4
  830. 5Paragraph 5
  831. Population of part of area
  832. 6Paragraph 6
  833. Schedule 13: Repeals
  834. IAbolition of Rates and Precepts
  835. IISupplementary Grants for Transport Purposes
  836. IIILondon Regional Transport