2009 No. 354
The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2009
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 43(4B)(a) and 143(1) and (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 19881, makes the following Order:
Citation, application and commencement1
This Order, which applies to England only, may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.
Amendments to the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 20042
For the purposes of applications under section 43(4B)(a)(iii) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in relation to financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2009, the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 20042 is amended as follows.
Maximum rateable value to be eligible for small business rate relief3
Article 2 is omitted.
Conditions for relief4
In article 3—
a
for paragraph (3) substitute—
3
The second condition is that the rateable value of the hereditament as shown in the local non-domestic rating list for the chargeable day is not more than—
a
for a hereditament situated in Greater London, £21,499;
b
for a hereditament situated outside Greater London, £14,999.
b
in paragraph (6)(c) for “article 2” substitute “paragraph (3)”.
Amount of E5
In article 6(1)(c), for “article 2” substitute “article 3(3)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(This note is not part of the Order)