The Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 2013

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“authority” means a relevant authority other than a local policing body;

“billing authority” means a billing authority in England;

“baseline funding level” means the amount calculated with respect to an authority in accordance with regulation 5;

“business rates baseline” means the amount specified with respect to an authority by regulation 5 and Schedule 2;

“certified non-domestic rating income” has the same meaning as in the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013(1);

“individual levy rate” means the figure determined in accordance with regulation 6 for an authority;

“preceding year” means the year preceding the relevant year;

“relevant year” means the financial year for which a calculation of a levy or safety net payment is being made;

“retained rates income” has the meaning given in regulation 4;

“safety net threshold” has the meaning given in regulation 6(3);

“small business non-domestic rating multiplier” in relation to a year means the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the year determined under Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1988 Act(2).

(2) In these Regulations any reference to a billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account is a reference to a revenue account to which, in accordance with proper practices(3), are credited or charged, as the case may be, amounts in respect of the authority’s income and expenditure relating to sums paid or to be paid into, or payments met or to be met from, the authority’s collection fund.

(1)

S.I. 2013/452.

(2)

Relevant amendments are made to Schedule 7 by section 62 of the Local Government Act 2003.

(3)

see section 21(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 2003 c.26