Territorial extent and application
- Business rates policy is fully devolved. Section 1 extends and applies to England and Wales.
- Company director disqualification is a matter for which responsibility is reserved to the UK Parliament with regard to both Scotland and Wales. Section 2 amends certain sections of CDDA86, which extends and applies to England, Wales and Scotland (though section 22F, which is amended by section 2(11), extends to England and Wales only).
- Responsibility for company director disqualification is a matter which is transferred to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Section 3 amends certain sections of CDD(NI)O02, which extends and applies to Northern Ireland.
- See the table in Annex A for a summary of the position regarding territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom. The table also summarises the position regarding legislative consent motions.