Explanatory note

This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989 in relation to England. Article 2 of this Order amends regulation 2 of those Regulations to enable billing authorities (if they so decide) to supply certain information to ratepayers via a website rather than in hard copy, subject to a requirement that the billing authority provides the ratepayer with a hard copy of the information where requested. Information which may be supplied in this way is the information mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2003 which a billing authority is required (by regulation 3(4) of those Regulations) to supply to a person when it serves a rate demand notice on that person.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.