The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
W.S.I. 2023/1292 · Made 30 November 2023
Rating And Valuation, Wales
Made 30 November 2023
Laid before Senedd Cymru 4 December 2023
Coming into force 31 December 2023
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 143(2) of, and paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1988 c. 41. Section 143(2) was amended by section 154(3)(a) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1) . Paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 8 was amended by paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 10 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and also by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17).
Contents
- 1Title, coming into force and interpretation
- 2Amendment to the 1992 Regulations
- 3Consequential amendment to the 1992 Regulations
- Signature
- Schedule Schedule
- Explanatory note
1Title, coming into force and interpretation
The title of these Regulations is the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and they come into force on 31 December 2023.
In these Regulations, “the 1992 Regulations” means the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) Regulations 1992f1.
2Amendment to the 1992 Regulations
The 1992 Regulations are amended as follows in relation to a financial year beginning with or after 1 April 2024.
For Schedule 4 (adult population figures) substitute the Schedule to these Regulations.
3Consequential amendment to the 1992 Regulations
The 1992 Regulations are amended as follows.
In paragraph 2(2), (5) and (7) of Part 1 of Schedule 2, for “section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972”, substitute “section 37(1) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013”.
Signature
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
30 November 2023
“SCHEDULE 4
ADULT POPULATION FIGURES
Billing authority area Prescribed figure Blaenau Gwent 53,824 Bridgend/Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr 116,944 Caerphilly/Caerffili 139,897 Cardiff/Caerdydd 296,983 Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin 152,438 Ceredigion 60,072 Conwy 93,732 Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych 77,255 Flintshire/Sir y Fflint 124,432 Gwynedd 95,734 Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn 55,945 Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful 46,407 Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy 76,983 Neath Port Talbot/Castell-nedd Port Talbot 113,997 Newport/Casnewydd 124,957 Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro 100,828 Powys 110,340 Rhondda Cynon Taf 189,810 Swansea/Abertawe 194,813 Torfaen 73,508 Vale of Glamorgan/Bro Morgannwg 105,643 Wrexham/Wrecsam 107,469 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”).
Under Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) (non-domestic rating: pooling), billing authorities (in Wales, county and county borough councils) are required to pay amounts (called non-domestic rating contributions) to the Welsh Ministers. The 1992 Regulations contain rules for the calculation of those contributions for Welsh billing authorities.
Regulation 2 amends the 1992 Regulations by substituting a new Schedule 4 (adult population figures).
The Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) repealed section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”), which contained provision relating to orders implementing recommendations following local government reviews. By virtue of section 143(2) of the 1988 Act, regulation 3 makes a consequential amendment to paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulations, by substituting references to section 58(2) of the 1972 Act with references to section 37(1) of the 2013 Act, which contains provisions relating to such orders.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.