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The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2015

S.I. 2015/106 · Made 2 February 2015

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Rating And Valuation, England

Made 2nd February 2015

Laid before Parliament 4th February 2015

Coming into force 2nd March 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44(9)(a) and 143(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c.41. Subsection (9) was inserted into section 44 by the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26), section 61(5).

Contents

  1. 1Application, citation, and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2012
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Application, citation, and commencement

This Order, which applies in relation to England only, may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 2nd March 2015.

2Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2012

(1)

The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2012f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In the heading of article 4 for “31st March 2015” substitute “31st March 2016”.

(3)

In article 4(1) for “31st March 2015” substitute “31st March 2016”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Kris Hopkins

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

2nd February 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2012 to make provision for a continued temporary increase in the level of small business rate relief for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2015, which would otherwise have ended on 31st March 2015.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because it amends an existing local tax regime. Publication of a full impact assessment is not necessary for such legislation.