- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3038
The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1998
© Crown Copyright 1998
Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.
It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.
The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 , ISBN 0 11 079921 6. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.
Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.
To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.
| Made | 8th December 1998 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 10th December 1998 | ||
| Coming into force | 31st December 1998 |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 140(4) and 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 31st December 1998.
Amendment of the 1992 Regulations
2. Schedules 1 and 2 to the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) Regulations 1992[2] are amended as follows.
Rules for calculation of contributions
3. In relation to financial years beginning on or after 1st April 1999, in Schedule 1-
-
(a) in paragraph 1(4), for "1998" there is substituted "1999";
(b) in paragraph 4(4), for "1998 is £78,606,000" there is substituted "1999 is £82,506,000";
(c) for the Table in Part II there is substituted-
COST FACTORS
| Name or description of authority | Cost factor |
| The councils of the districts of Broxbourne, Dartford, Elmbridge, Epping Forest, Epsom and Ewell, Hertsmere, Reigate and Banstead, Slough, South Bucks, Spelthorne, Three Rivers, Watford | 1.1296 |
| The councils of the districts of Basildon, Bracknell Forest, Brentwood, Chiltern, Crawley, Dacorum, East Hertfordshire, Guildford, Harlow, Mole Valley, Runnymede, St Albans, Sevenoaks, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Thurrock, Waverley, Welwyn Hatfield, Windsor and Maidenhead, Woking | 1.0968 |
| The council of a district other than a district named above which falls within the county of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire or West Sussex | 1.0373 |
| The council of a district other than a district named, or falling within a description given, above | 1.0 |
| The council of an inner London borough | 1.2125 |
| The council of an outer London borough | 1.1059 |
| The Common Council of the City of London | 1.5140 |
| The Council of the Isles of Scilly | 1.0 |
| The Isle of Wight Council | 1.0373" |
Assumptions relating to provisional amounts
4.
In relation to financial years beginning on or after 1st April 1999, in Schedule 2-
-
(a) in paragraph 2(12), for "0.951" there is substituted "0.92";
(b) for the table in paragraph 8(1) there is substituted the following-
| Name or description of authority | Percentage |
| The council of a metropolitan district | 1.2 |
| The council of a non-metropolitan district which has the functions of a county council | 1.1 |
| The council of a non-metropolitan district which does not have the functions of a county council | 0.9 |
| The council of an inner London borough, and the Common Council of the City of London | 1.5 |
| The council of an outer London borough | 2.3 |
| The Council of the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight Council | 1.1" |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
8th December 1998
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under Part II of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988, billing authorities are required to pay amounts (called non-domestic rating contributions) to the Secretary of State. Payments in respect of a provisional amount of the contributions are made during the financial year, final calculations and any adjustments of payments being made after the year ends.
These Regulations amend the rules for calculation of contributions contained in the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) Regulations 1992, with effect from 1st April 1999. Regulations 3 and 4 alter certain figures used in the calculation of contributions and provisional amounts.
Notes:
[1] 1988 c. 41. Sections 140 and 143 were amended by paragraphs 69 and 72 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1999 (c. 42, "the 1989 Act"), and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 8 were amended by paragraph 42 of Schedule 5 to the 1989 Act and by paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 and paragraph 86 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).back
[2] S.I. 1992/3082. Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1993/1496, S.I. 1993/3082, S.I. 1994/1431, S.I. 1994/3054, S.I. 1994/3139, S.I. 1995/3181, S.I. 1996/3245 and S.I. 1997/3031.back
ISBN 0 11 079921 6