General Rate Act 1967

113 Power to make rules.

(1) The Minister, after consultation with any local authority or association of local authorities with whom consulfation appears to him to be desirable, may by rules—

(a) prescribe anything which by this Act is to be prescribed and the form of any rate, demand note, valuation list, statement, return or other document whatsoever which is required or authorised to be used under or for the purposes of this Act;

(b) make any provision required by section 14(1) of this Act to be made by rules ;

(c) make provision as to the manner in which the product of a rate of one penny in the pound for any area is to be estimated or determined for such purposes of this Act and of any other Act, whether passed before or after this Act, as may be specified by the rules.

(2) Rules made by virtue of subsection (1)(c) of this section may—

(a) make different provision for different purposes ;

(b) repeal any provisions of, or of an instrument made under, this Act or any Act passed before 13th December 1966 which the Minister considers will become unnecessary in consequence of the rules ;

(c) amend any provisions of, or of an instrument made under, this Act or any Act passed before 13th December 1966 in such manner as the Minister considers appropriate in consequence of the rules ;

(d) provide that the provisions of any instrument having effect by virtue of an enactment repealed or amended by the rules shall continue in force as if they were contained in the rules.

(3) Any rules made under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.