# The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989.
Regulation 3 requires an interval of 14 days to elapse, after the service of a summons on a person who owes sums by way of non-domestic rates, before a liability order may be made against him.
Regulation 4 introduces a requirement for bailiffs levying distress for unpaid rates to be certificated by the county court.
Regulation 5 enables billing authorities to recover their costs, up to prescribed maxima, of securing a warrant of commitment to prison as well as the debt itself where the debt is paid after the issue of a warrant.
Regulation 6 revises the levels of certain fees which may be charged in respect of distress. These are increased, on average, by a factor of approximately 25 per cent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3089/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-domestic-rating-collection-and-enforcement-local-lists-amendment-regulations-1998/note
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