2006 No. 92

RATING AND VALUATION

The Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2006

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7B(1) and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19751 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

Non-domestic rate for 2006 20072

For the purposes of section 7B of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, the Scottish Ministers prescribe a rate of 44.9 pence per pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of financial year 2006 2007.

TOM McCABEA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes a rate of 44.9 pence in the pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of the financial year 2006–2007. A rate of 46.1 pence in the pound was the figure prescribed as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland by the Scottish Ministers for the financial year 2005 2006.