The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Central Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Amendment of Regulations

2.  The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Central Lists) Regulations 1989(1) are amended—

(a) in regulation 2 (1) (interpretation), by the insertion, after the definition of “the 1992 Act” of the following—

““the 1993 Act” means the Non-Domestic Rating Act 1993;”; and

(b) by the insertion, after paragraph 7B of the Schedule, of the following paragraph—

“7C.   If—

(a) the demand notice has been served on a ratepayer by the Secretary of State;

(b) the Secretary of State’s estimate under regulation 6(1) for the purposes of the notice was made before the coming into force of section 1 of the 1993 Act; and

(c) the estimate is, in consequence of that Act, shown to be false;

paragraphs 7A and 7B shall apply as if for references to the 1992 Act and to sections 1 to 3 of the 1992 Act there were substituted references to the 1993 Act and to section 1 of the 1993 Act and, in particular, as if for the statement mentioned in paragraph 7A(4) there were substituted the following statement—

• “This notice takes account of savings on your rates bill announced in the Budget and made by the Non-Domestic Rating Act 1993.””.

(1)

S.I. 1989/2260, amended by S.I. 1991/142 and 1992/1513.