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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 31 January 2012

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Local Government Finance Bill, As Amended

 

John Healey

 

1

 

Page  47,  line  43  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

Before making regulations under sub-paragraph (8), the Secretary of State must

 

consult with local authorities regarding any proposed requirements for schemes.’.

 

John Healey

 

2

 

Page  48,  line  22  [Schedule  4],  leave out sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).

 

John Healey

 

3

 

Page  49,  line  14  [Schedule  4],  leave out sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

 

Tax increment financing schemes

 

John Healey

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may provide in regulations under paragraphs 20, 23 or 26

 

of Schedule 1 (levy payments, safety net payments and safety net payments on

 

account) for the calculated amount for an area in which a tax increment financing

 

scheme is in place to disregard the levy and any re-set.

 

(2)    

Regulations under subsection (1) shall be made by statutory instrument and may

 

not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each

 

House of Parliament.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 31 January 2012                  

4090

 

Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Discounts

 

John Healey

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 11 of the LGFA 1992 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (1), for the word “shall”, substitute “may”.

 

(3)    

In subsection (2)—

 

(a)    

for the word “shall”, substitute the word “may”;

 

(b)    

for the word “twice”, substitute the words “a multiple of”.

 

(4)    

Omit subsections (3) and (4) and insert—

 

“(3)    

 

(a)    

In this section “the appropriate percentage” and “multiple” are to

 

be determined by the relevant local authority and approved as

 

part of their Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in

 

Schedule 1A.

 

(b)    

The eligibility for any reduction shall be determined as part of

 

the Council Tax Reduction Scheme.

 

(4)    

Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect for determining who shall be

 

disregarded for the purposes of discount.”.’.

 


 
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