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Local Government Finance Act 2012

2012 c. 17 · Enacted 31 October 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about non-domestic rating; to make provision about grants to local authorities; to make provision about council tax; to make provision about the supply of information for purposes relating to rates in Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.

[31st October 2012]

Be 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:—

Contents

  1. Non-domestic rating
  2. 1Local retention of non-domestic rates
  3. 2Revenue support grant
  4. 3Additional grant
  5. 4General GLA grant
  6. 5Local retention of non-domestic rates: further amendments
  7. 6Definition of domestic property
  8. 7Payments to and from authorities
  9. 8Provision of information about non-domestic rates
  10. Council tax
  11. 9Council tax reduction schemes: review
  12. 10Council tax reduction schemes
  13. 11Power to determine further discounts for certain dwellings
  14. 12Power to set higher amount for long-term empty dwellings
  15. 13Mortgagee in possession to be liable for council tax Not yet in force
  16. 14Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties
  17. 15Calculation of billing authority's council tax base
  18. 16Provision of information about council tax
  19. Information sharing
  20. 17Power for HMRC to supply information for purposes of council tax
  21. 18Power for HMRC to supply information for purposes of rates in Northern Ireland
  22. General
  23. 19Interpretation
  24. 20Power to make transitional, consequential etc provision
  25. 21Financial provisions
  26. 22Extent and short title
  27. Schedule 1: Local retention of non-domestic rates
  28. Paragraph
  29. Schedule 2: Amendment of provisions about revenue support grant
  30. 1Paragraph 1
  31. 2Paragraph 2
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. 4Paragraph 4
  34. 5Paragraph 5
  35. 6Paragraph 6
  36. Schedule 3: Local retention of non-domestic rates: further amendments
  37. Part 1: Amendments to Schedule 8 to the LGFA 1988 etc
  38. LGFA 1988
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. 2Paragraph 2
  41. 3Paragraph 3
  42. 4Paragraph 4
  43. 5Paragraph 5
  44. 6Paragraph 6
  45. 7Paragraph 7
  46. 8Paragraph 8
  47. 9Paragraph 9
  48. 10Paragraph 10
  49. 11Paragraph 11
  50. 12Paragraph 12
  51. 13Paragraph 13
  52. 14Paragraph 14
  53. 15Paragraph 15
  54. 16Paragraph 16
  55. 17Paragraph 17
  56. 18Paragraph 18
  57. Non-Domestic Rating Act 1992 (c. 46)
  58. 19Paragraph 19
  59. 20Paragraph 20
  60. 21Paragraph 21
  61. Consequential revocation and repeal
  62. 22Paragraph 22
  63. Part 2: Other amendments
  64. LGFA 1988
  65. 23Paragraph 23
  66. 24Paragraph 24
  67. 25Paragraph 25
  68. 26Paragraph 26
  69. 27Paragraph 27
  70. 28Paragraph 28
  71. 29Paragraph 29
  72. LGFA 1992
  73. 30Paragraph 30
  74. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
  75. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  76. Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)
  77. 32Paragraph 32
  78. 33Paragraph 33
  79. 34Paragraph 34
  80. Schedule 4: Amendments relating to council tax reduction schemes
  81. Part 1: Schedules to be inserted into the LGFA 1992
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. Part 2: Other amendments
  84. LGFA 1988
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. LGFA 1992
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. 7Paragraph 7
  92. Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)
  93. 8Paragraph 8
  94. 9Paragraph 9
  95. 10Paragraph 10