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Notices of Amendments: 16 January 2012                  

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Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

“11B  

Higher amount for second homes: England

 

(1)    

For any financial year, a billing authority in England may by

 

determination provide in relation to its area, or such part of its area as it

 

may specify in the determination, that if on any day a dwelling is a second

 

home—

 

(a)    

the discount under section 11(2)(a) shall not apply, and

 

(b)    

the amount of council tax payable in respect of that dwelling and

 

that day shall be increased by such percentage of not more than

 

50 as it may so specify.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe one or more classes

 

of dwelling in relation to which a billing authority may not make a

 

determination under this section.

 

(3)    

A class of dwellings may be prescribed under subsection (2) by reference

 

to such factors as the Secretary of State thinks fit and may, in particular,

 

be prescribed by reference to—

 

(a)    

the physical characteristics of, or other matters relating to,

 

dwellings;

 

(b)    

the circumstances of, or other matters relating to, any person who

 

is liable to the amount of council tax concerned.

 

(4)    

Where a determination under this section has effect in relation to a class

 

of dwellings—

 

(a)    

the billing authority may not make a determination under section

 

11A(3), (4) or (4A) in relation to that class, and

 

(b)    

any determination that has been made under section 11A(3), (4)

 

or (4A) ceases to have effect in relation to that class.

 

(5)    

A billing authority may make a determination varying or revoking a

 

determination under this section for a financial year, but only before the

 

beginning of the year.

 

(6)    

A billing authority which makes a determination under this section must

 

publish a notice of it in at least one newspaper circulating in its area and

 

do so before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the date of

 

the determination.

 

(7)    

Failure to comply with subsection (6) does not affect the validity of a

 

determination.

 

(8)    

For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may by regulations

 

prescribe the definition of a dwelling to be considered a “second home”.

 

(3)    

In section 11(2) (discounts: no chargeable residents) after “sections 11A”, insert

 

“, 11B”.

 

(4)    

In section 11A (discounts: special provision for England) after subsection (4B)

 

(inserted by section 9) insert—

 

“(4D)    

Subsections (3), (4) and (4A) are subject to section 11B (4).”.

 

(5)    

In section 66(2)(b) (matters to be questioned only by judicial review), after

 

“section 8(2), 11A”, insert “, 11B”.

 

(6)    

In section 67(2)(a) (functions to be discharged only by authority), after “section

 

8(2), 11A”, insert “, 11B”.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 16 January 2012                  

3990

 

Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Remaining New Clauses

 

Impact on economic development

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC3

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before the end of one year after the commencement of this Act, and every three

 

years thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before the House a report on the

 

impact of the provisions of this Act on economic development in each region of

 

England, including the impact on manufacturing, retail, service industries and

 

small and medium sized enterprises.’.

 


 

Impact on service provision

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC4

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before the end of one year after the commencement of this Act, and every three

 

years thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before the House a report on the

 

impact of the provisions of this Act on the level of service provision in local

 

authorities including an assessment of the impact on—

 

(a)    

adult social care

 

(b)    

children’s services, and

 

(c)    

such other services as the Secretary of State thinks fit.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 16 January 2012                  

3991

 

Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Re-set of the system

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC5

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State shall establish a mechanism to allow local authorities to

 

make representations on whether they believe a re-set of the system is required.

 

The Secretary of State shall, prior to the publication of the Local Government

 

Financial Report in any year, give consideration to any representations he has

 

received and must lay before the House of Commons a report detailing—

 

(a)    

any representations he has received from local authorities on whether it

 

would be appropriate to re-set the system, and

 

(b)    

his or her decision on such representations and the reasons for that

 

decision.’.

 


 

Tax increment financing

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC6

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In designating areas under paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 the Secretary of State

 

shall have regard to—

 

(a)    

the level of need within the local authority as defined in section ( )

 

above, and

 

(b)    

the likely social and economic benefits to residents within the local

 

authority area resulting from such a designation.’.

 

 

Order of the House [10 January 2012]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Local Government Finance Bill:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

 

Proceedings in Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in three

 

days.

 

3.    

The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the

 

following Table.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 16 January 2012                  

3992

 

Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

4.    

The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

 

      TABLE

 

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings

 
 

Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clause 2,

The moment of interruption on the

 
 

Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 5,

second day.

 
 

Schedule 3, Clauses 6 and 7, new

  
 

Clauses relating to non-domestic

  
 

rates, new Schedules relating to

  
 

non-domestic rates.

  
 

Clause 8, Schedule 4, Clauses 9 to

The moment of interruption on the

 
 

16, new Clauses relating to council

third day.

 
 

tax, new Schedules relating to

  
 

council tax, remaining new Clauses,

  
 

remaining new Schedules,

  
 

remaining proceedings in

  
 

Committee.

  
 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

5.    

Any proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded)

 

be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

6.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which

 

those proceedings are commenced.

 

Programming committees

 

7.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the

 

proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings

 

on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

8.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 


 
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