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| | (8) | For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may by regulations |
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| | prescribe the definition of a dwelling to be considered a “second home”. |
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| | (3) | In section 11(2) (discounts: no chargeable residents) after “sections 11A”, insert |
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| | “(4D) | Subsections (3), (4) and (4A) are subject to section 11C (4).”. |
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| | (5) | In section 66(2)(b) (matters to be questioned only by judicial review), after |
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| | “section 8(2), 11A”, insert “, 11C”. |
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| | (6) | In section 67(2)(a) (functions to be discharged only by authority), after “section |
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| | 8(2), 11A”, insert “, 11C”.’. |
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| | Payment of additional grant |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall be required to pay an additional grant to a local |
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| | authority if, at the end of any financial year, the total expenditure incurred by the |
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| | authority under any scheme approved pursuant to Schedule 4 of this Act is greater |
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| | than the amount of grant received from the Secretary of State to fund the scheme. |
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| | The amount paid to the authority shall be the difference between the sum |
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| | originally received and the total cost to the authority of the scheme.’. |
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| | Report on effects of provisions |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘At a date no later than three years from the implementation of this Act the |
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| | Secretary of State shall prepare a report detailing the effects of these provisions |
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| | (a) | the number of people receiving council tax support in each local authority |
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| | including the number in employment, the number actively seeking work, |
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| | and the number of pensionable age, and |
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| | (b) | the costs incurred by each authority in running the scheme, including the |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In Schedule 2 of the LGFA 1992 insert—
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| | “2(5)(c) that local authorities may charge interest where payment has not been |
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| | made within 30 days. The level of such interest shall not exceed the base rate plus |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 11 of the LGFA 1992 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1), for the word “shall”, substitute “may”. |
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| | (a) | for the word “shall”, substitute the word “may”; |
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| | (b) | for the word “twice”, substitute the words “a multiple of”. |
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| | (4) | Omit subsections (3) and (4) and insert— |
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| | (a) | In this section “the appropriate percentage” and “multiple” are to |
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| | be determined by the relevant local authority and approved as |
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| | part of their Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in |
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| | (b) | The eligibility for any reduction shall be determined as part of |
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| | the Council Tax Reduction Scheme. |
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| | (4) | Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect for determining who shall be |
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| | disregarded for the purposes of discount.”.’. |
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| | Councils to have powers to make discounts discretionary |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The LGFA 1992 is amended as follows: |
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| | “(1) | In section 11(3) omit all the words after “or” and substitute by “such |
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| | other percentage as the billing authority may determine. |
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| | (2) | Omit subsection (4).”.’. |
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| | Single persons discount not to apply to higher rate taxpayers |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The LGFA 1992 is amended as follows: |
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| | “(6) | Section 11(1)(a) may not apply to higher rate taxpayers at the discretion |
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| | of the billing authority.”.’. |
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| | Student landlords to be liable to NNDR |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The LGFA 1988 is amended as follows:
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| | In section 66 after subsection (2D) insert new subsection (2E)— |
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| | “(1) | Subsection (1) above does not apply in the case of property occupied by |
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| | (2) | In sub-paragraph (1) above “student” has the meaning for the time being |
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| | assigned to it by order made by the Secretary of State.”.’. |
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| | Single person discount not to apply to higher rate taxpayers |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Section 11 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 is amended as follows, |
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| | after subsection (5) insert— |
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| | “(6) | Section 11(1)(a) shall not apply to higher rate taxpayers.”’. |
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| | Impact on economic development |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Before the end of one year after the commencement of this Act, and every three |
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| | years thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before the House a report on the |
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| | impact of the provisions of this Act on economic development in each region of |
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| | England, including the impact on manufacturing, retail, service industries and |
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| | small and medium sized enterprises.’. |
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| | Impact on service provision |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Before the end of one year after the commencement of this Act, and every three |
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| | years thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before the House a report on the |
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| | impact of the provisions of this Act on the level of service provision in local |
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| | authorities including an assessment of the impact on— |
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