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The Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/159 · Made 23 January 1998

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RATING AND VALUATION

Made 23rd January 1998

Laid before Parliament 28th January 1998

Coming into force 1st April 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7B(1) and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 30; section 7B was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 110(2) and amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 100(4); section 37(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” which is relevant to the exercise of the powers under which this Order is made and which was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 13, paragraph 43(c).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Non-domestic rate for 1998-99
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

2Non-domestic rate for 1998-99

For the purposes of section 7B of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, the Secretary of State prescribes a rate of 47.4 pence per pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of financial year 1998-99.

Signature

Calum MacDonald

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd January 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes a rate of 47.4 pence in the pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of financial year 1998-99.