Additional multipliers for England
1Determination of additional multipliers
section 1 1 (1)Part A1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (non-domestic rating multipliers for England) is amended as follows.
section 1 2 (2)In Chapter 1—
section 1 2 a (a)in paragraph A1—
section 1 2 a i (i)omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a);
section 1 2 a ii (ii)at the end of paragraph (b) insert, “, and
(c)together with regulations under this Part, other non-domestic rating multipliers.”;
section 1 2 b (b)in paragraph A2, after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)Chapter 3A makes provision about the making of regulations which provide for the calculation of other non-domestic rating multipliers;”.
section 1 3 (3)After Chapter 3 insert—
“Chapter 3AOther non-domestic rating multipliers
p00188 A6A(1)The Treasury may by regulations make provision for the calculation of multipliers applicable in relation to England that produce multipliers for a given financial year that are—
p00191 (a)higher, but not more than 0.1 higher, than the non-domestic rating multiplier for that year, or
p00195 (b)lower than the non-domestic rating multiplier for that year, but not more than 0.2 lower than the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for that year.
(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)may not provide for the calculation of more than two multipliers;
(b)may provide for adjustments to a calculation so that it produces a different multiplier for a given financial year for the purposes of Schedule 4ZB or 5A (or both) to the multiplier for that year for the purposes of Schedule 4ZA.”
section 1 4 (4)In Chapter 4 (making and giving notice of calculations etc), in paragraph A7(1)(a), for “the non-domestic rating multiplier and the small business non-domestic rating multiplier” substitute “each multiplier about which provision is made by or under this Part of this Schedule”.
section 1 5 (5)In Chapter 6 (regulations), in paragraph A12—
section 1 5 a (a)in sub-paragraph (1) for “paragraph A10(4)(b)” substitute “this Part of this Schedule”;
section 1 5 b (b)for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
p00244 “(2)A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under paragraph A6A(1)(a) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.
(3)A statutory instrument to which sub-paragraph (2) or paragraph 9B(3) does not apply containing regulations under paragraph A6A or A10(4)(b) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.”