Explanatory Notes

Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020

2020 asp 4

11 March 2020

The Act

Part 2 – Administration and enforcement of non-domestic rates

Section 11 – Proposals and appeals: consequential modifications

70.Section 11 modifies enabling powers contained in section 13 of the 1956 Act, and section 15(2) of the 1963 Act as a consequence of the enabling powers in new sections 3ZA and 3ZB of the 1975 Act (inserted by section 10). This is to avoid an overlap between the existing powers and the new ones.

71.Section 13 of the 1956 Act enables the Scottish Ministers to make provision in an order about when notices are to be given, or other things done, under the Valuation Acts (i.e. legislation relating to valuation). Section 15(2) of the 1963 Act enables the Scottish Ministers to make provision in regulations about the procedure to be followed in appeals to the valuation appeal committee.