2012 No. 465 (W.76)

RATING AND VALUATION, WALES

The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2012

Made

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 43(4B)(b), 44(9), 143(1) and 146(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 19881 and now vested in them2:

Title and commencement1

1

The title of this Order is the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2012.

2

This Order comes into force on 16 March 2012.

Amendments to the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 20082

1

The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 20083 is amended as follows.

2

In article 7(d) for “30 September 2012” substitute “31 March 2013”.

3

In article 11(e) for “30 September 2012” substitute “31 March 2013”.

4

In article 11(f) for “30 September 2012” substitute “31 March 2013”.

5

In the heading of article 11A (amount of E between 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2012) for “30 September 2012” substitute “31 March 2013”.

6

In article 11A(2) for “30 September 2012” substitute “31 March 2013”.

7

In article 11A(7)(b)(i) for “Part XA of the Children Act 1989” substitute “Part 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010”.

Edwina HartMinister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, one of the Welsh Ministers

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order comes into force on 16 March 2012.

This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 2008 (“the 2008 Order”) by extending the provision for an increase in the level of small business rate relief to 31 March 2013. The extension of relief only applies to certain categories of ratepayer covered by the 2008 Order.

This Order also makes an amendment consequential on the passing of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010.

The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.