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The Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2000

S.S.I. 2000/39 · Made 2 March 2000

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RATING AND VALUATION

Made 2nd March 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th March 2000

Coming into force 1st April 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 7B(1) and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make 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). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Non-domestic rate for 2000-01
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

2Non-domestic rate for 2000-01

For the purposes of section 7B of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, the Scottish Ministers prescribe a rate of 45.8 pence per pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of financial year 2000-01.

Signature

Jack McConnell

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2nd March 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes a rate of 45.8 pence in the pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of financial year 2000-01.