# The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

W.S.I. 2026/131 · made 23 October 2026

These Regulations amend the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”).

Made under: Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Schedule 8 paragraph 4, Schedule 8, Contents)

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## Introductory text

RATING AND VALUATION, WALES
Made 23 October 2026
Coming into force 31 December 2026
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by paragraph 4 (1) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

## 1 Title, coming into force and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 December 2026.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to a financial year beginning with or after 1 April 2027.

## 2 Amendment to the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) Regulations 1992

For Schedule 4 to the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) Regulations 1992 (adult population figures) substitute the Schedule to these Regulations.

## Signature

Elin Jones
Cabinet Minister for Finance, one of the Welsh Ministers
23 October 2026

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“Schedule 4
ADULT POPULATION FIGURES
Regulation 6(5)
Billing authority area
Prescribed figure
Blaenau Gwent
54,250
Bridgend/Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
118,712
Caerphilly/Caerffili
140,899
Cardiff/Caerdydd
308,089
Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin
154,380
Ceredigion
61,536
Conwy
94,417
Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych
79,026
Flintshire/Sir y Fflint
125,743
Gwynedd
99,279
Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn
55,913
Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful
46,071
Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy
78,430
Neath Port Talbot/Castell-nedd Port Talbot
114,647
Newport/Casnewydd
130,790
Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro
102,945
Powys
111,848
Rhondda Cynon Taf
193,260
Swansea/Abertawe
202,865
Torfaen
74,749
Vale of Glamorgan/Bro Morgannwg
107,830
Wrexham/Wrecsam
110,584
”

## 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 (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.
These Regulations amend the 1992 Regulations by substituting a new Schedule 4 (adult population figures).
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.

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