# Rent Act 1977, Paragraph 3


The amount of the rates for any rental period which precedes the making, by the authority levying the rates, of their first demand for, or for an instalment of, the rates for the relevant rating period shall be calculated on the basis that the rates for that rating period will be the same as for the last preceding rating period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/42/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-act-1977/schedule-5/paragraph-3
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