8(1)Paragraph 5 (calculation and payment of billing authority's non-domestic rating contribution) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In sub-paragraph (2), for “Secretary of State” in both places substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.
(3)In sub-paragraph (3)—
(a)for “Secretary of State believes” substitute “ Welsh Ministers believe ”,
(b)for “he may” substitute “ they may ”,
(c)for “his” substitute “ their ”,
(d)for “he makes” substitute “ they make ”,
(e)for “he shall” substitute “ they shall ”, and
(f)for “he has” substitute “ they have ”.
(4)In sub-paragraph (4), for “Secretary of State” in both places substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.
(5)In sub-paragraph (5), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.
(6)In sub-paragraph (6)—
(a)in paragraph (b), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”,
(b)in paragraph (ba) omit the words from “if it is” in the first place they appear to “authority in Wales”, and
(c)in paragraph (c), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute “ under arrangements made by the Auditor General for Wales ”.
(7)In sub-paragraph (6A)—
(a)omit “Commission or the”,
(b)omit “, as the case may be,”, and
(c)for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.
(8)In sub-paragraph (7)—
(a)for “Secretary of State directs” substitute “ Welsh Ministers direct ”, and
(b)for “he” in both places substitute “ they ”.
(9)In sub-paragraph (8)—
(a)for “Secretary of State receives” substitute “ Welsh Ministers receive ”, and
(b)for “he” substitute “ they ”.
(10)In sub-paragraph (9)—
(a)for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”, and
(b)for “he” substitute “ they ”.
(11)In sub-paragraph (10)—
(a)for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”,
(b)in paragraph (a)—
(i)for “he believes” substitute “ they believe ”, and
(ii)for “his” substitute “ their ”, and
(c)in paragraph (b)—
(i)for “he is” substitute “ they are ”,
(ii)for “he decides” substitute “ they decide ”, and
(iii)omit “with the Treasury's approval”.
(12)In sub-paragraph (11)—
(a)in paragraph (a)—
(i)for “Secretary of State has” substitute “ Welsh Ministers have ”, and
(ii)for “him” substitute “ them ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.
(13)In sub-paragraph (12), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.
(14)In sub-paragraph (13), for “Secretary of State makes” substitute “ Welsh Ministers make ”.
(15)In sub-paragraph (14)—
(a)in paragraph (a)—
(i)for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”, and
(ii)for “he” substitute “ they ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b)—
(i)for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”,
(ii)for “he decides” substitute “ they decide ”, and
(iii)omit “with the Treasury's approval”.
(16)In sub-paragraph (15)—
(a)for “Secretary of State makes” substitute “ Welsh Ministers make ”, and
(b)in paragraph (a), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.