Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which extends to England only, brings into force sections 1 to 5 of the Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001. (The remaining section, section 6, came into force on Royal Assent.)
Section 1, to the extent it confers on the Secretary of State the power to make an order under section 43(6F) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, is brought into force on 17th July 2001. Section 1 to the extent it is not already in force and sections 2 to 5 are brought into force on 15th August 2001.