The Non-Domestic Rating (Compilation and Alteration of Lists) (England) Regulations 2020

Made: 2nd December 2020

Laid before Parliament: 3rd December 2020

Coming into force: 1st January 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 6(1A) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988[^f00001], makes the following Regulations.

Citation, application and commencement

1

These Regulations, which apply to England only, may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Compilation and Alteration of Lists) (England) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st January 2021.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations references to the ratepayer are to a person liable to pay an amount under section 43 or 45 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988[^f00002].

Information to be supplied by billing authorities

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• (1) Information of the description set out in paragraph (2) is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(1A) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• (2) In relation to any hereditament shown in the local non-domestic rating list for the billing authority’s area, the information is—

• (a) the name and postal address of the ratepayer;

• (b) where available, the email address and telephone number of the ratepayer;

• (c) the date on which the ratepayer became the ratepayer as regards the hereditament;

• (d) the local authority reference ascribed to the hereditament in the local list.

• (3) For the years beginning on or after 1st January 2021, the information prescribed by this regulation must be supplied quarterly on or before the following dates each year—

• (a) 15th January;

• (b) 15th April;

• (c) 15th July; and

• (d) 15th October.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Luke Hall — Minister of State — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 2nd December 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations prescribe information to be supplied by local authorities which are billing authorities for non-domestic rates to valuation officers for the purposes of paragraph 6(1A) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988. The information listed at regulation 3(2) is to be provided by an authority to the valuation officer for the authority on a quarterly basis.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c. 41. Paragraph 6(1A) of Schedule 9 was inserted by paragraph 47(3) of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) and amended by paragraph 87(4) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).

[^f00002]: Section 45(1) was amended by paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Housing Act 1989 (c. 42). There are other amendments to sections 43 and 45 but none is relevant.