Regulation 7 Amendment of Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas) Regulations 2013I1

at the appropriate place insert—

• ““Birmingham City Centre 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 1 to 26;

• “period of designation” means—

  1. (a)

     for the Birmingham City Centre Designated Area, the period of 33 years specified in regulation 4(2);

  2. (b)

     for any other designated area, the period of 25 years specified in regulation 4(1);”;

in the definition of “specified year” for “specified in regulation 4” substitute “of designation”.

the existing provision is renumbered as paragraph (1);

in paragraph (1) as renumbered, before “remain” insert “, subject to paragraph (2),”;

after paragraph (1) as renumbered insert—

“(2)

The designation of the Birmingham City Centre Designated Area has effect for the period of 33 years which comprises—

(a)

the period of 25 years specified in paragraph (1); and

(b)

a further period of 8 years beginning immediately after the end of the period specified in paragraph (1).”.