Statutory Instruments
Rating And Valuation, England
Made
10th January 2013
Laid before Parliament
16th January 2013
Coming into force
11th February 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44(9)(a) and 143(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1), makes the following Order:
1. This Order, which applies in relation to England only, may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 11th February 2013.
2.—(1) The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2012(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 4, for the heading substitute “Amount of E for the financial years beginning on 1st April 2012 and 1st April 2013”.
(3) In article 4(1), after “1st April 2012” add “or 1st April 2013”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
10th January 2013
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision for a continued temporary increase in the level of small business rate relief for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2013.
Article 2 amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2012 to increase the level of relief for a further year beyond the temporary increase, which would otherwise have ended on 31st March 2013.
No impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument as no new impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.
1988 c.41. Section 44 as amended by section 61(5) of the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26).