Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports
30 January 2017
SL(5)049 – The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2017
Procedure: Negative
This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”). The 2015 Order provides for a rate relief scheme and a temporary rate relief scheme which applies only to certain categories of hereditament. When originally made, the 2015 Order provided for the temporary rate relief scheme to run from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.
The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Relief) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 extended that temporary rate relief scheme to 31 March 2017.
Article 2 of this Order further amends the 2015 Order by extending the period of time for which the temporary rate relief scheme is to apply to 31 March 2018.
Parent Act: Local Government Finance Act 1988
Date Made: 16 January 2017
Date Laid: 19 January 2017
Coming into force date: 10 February 2017
SL(5)052 – The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2017
Procedure: Negative
The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”) make provision about the billing, collection and enforcement of council tax.
The 2017 Regulations amend the 1992 Regulations in relation to Wales to take account of the introduction of council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes under sections 12A and 12B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 inserted into that Act by the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.
These Regulations enable the premiums to be billed for and enforced.
Parent Act: Local Government Finance Act 1992
Date Made: 23 January 2017
Date Laid: 25 January 2017
Coming into force date: 15 February 2017
SL(5)054 – The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Procedure: Negative
The Regulations amend the Council Tax (Demand Notices) (Wales) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993/255) (‘the 1993 Regulations’), which make provision about matters to be contained in, and information to be supplied with, council tax demand notices. The amendments made to the 1993 Regulations are to reflect the introduction of the council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes from 1 April 2017.
Parent Act: Local Government Finance Act 1992
Date Made: 23 January 2017
Date Laid: 25 January 2017
Coming into force date: 15 February 2017