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Local Government Finance Act 2012 in Scotland

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