# The Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas etc.) Regulations 2016, Regulation 3: Interpretation

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In these Regulations—
“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;
“baseline amount”, in relation to a billing authority, means the amount calculated under Part 3 of Schedule 2 in respect of a designated area for a specified year;
“billing authority” means a billing authority in England all or part of whose area falls within a designated area;
“Birmingham City Centre Curzon Extension Designated Area” means the area designated in Schedule 1 by reference to the areas bounded externally by the outer edge of the blue line shown on maps 87 to 102;
“designated area” means an area designated under regulation 4(1);
“local list” means a local non-domestic rating list;
“non-domestic rating income”, in relation to a billing authority, means the amount calculated under Part 2 of Schedule 2 in respect of a designated area for a specified year;
“period of designation” means—
(a)for the Birmingham City Centre Curzon Extension Designated Area, the period of 30 years specified in regulation 4(3);
(b)for any other designated area, the period of 25 years specified in regulation 4(2);
“preceding year” means the chargeable financial year immediately preceding the specified year for which a calculation under Part 3 of Schedule 2 is made;
“revaluation year” means a year in which a local list must be compiled under section 41 of the 1988 Act;
“Schedule 7B” means Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act;
“small business non-domestic rating multiplier”, in relation to a chargeable financial year, means the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for that year determined under Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1988 Act; and
“specified year” means a chargeable financial year falling within the period of designation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/317/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-domestic-rating-designated-areas-etc-regulations-2016/regulation-3
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