Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024

2 Local rating lists

(1) The 1988 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 41—

(a) in subsection (1), after “billing authority” insert “in England”;

(b) in subsection (2), omit “, subject to subsection (2A)”;

(c) in subsection (2A), for “In the case of a billing authority in England” substitute “But”;

(d) omit subsection (9);

(e) in the heading, after “lists” insert “: England”.

(3) After section 41, insert—

“41ZA Local rating lists: Wales

(1) The valuation officer for a billing authority in Wales must compile lists for the authority (to be called its local non-domestic rating lists) in accordance with this Part.

(2) A list must be compiled on 1 April in each revaluation year.

(3) Revaluation years are 2026 and every third year afterwards.

(4) A list comes into force on the day on which it is compiled and remains in force until the next list is compiled.

(5) Before a list is compiled the valuation officer must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that it is accurately compiled on 1 April concerned.

(6) No later than 31 December preceding a day on which a list is to be compiled, the valuation officer must send to the authority a copy of the list proposed to be compiled (on the information then before the officer).

(7) The authority must keep a copy of the proposed list electronically and must take such steps as it thinks suitable for giving notice of it.

(8) As soon as is reasonably practicable after compiling a list, the valuation officer must send a copy of it to the authority.

(9) The authority must keep a copy of the list electronically.

(10) The valuation officer must maintain a list within subsection (11) for so long as is necessary for the purposes of this Part, whether or not the list is still in force.

(11) A list is within this subsection if it was—

(a) compiled under this section, or

(b) required to be compiled on 1 April 1990, 1 April 1996, 1 April 2000, 1 April 2005, 1 April 2010, 1 April 2017 or 1 April 2023.

(12) In maintaining the list that was required to be compiled on 1 April 1990, the valuation officer may take into account information obtained under section 82 or 86 of the 1967 Act.”