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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, are published separately as HL Bill 24—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Baroness Hanham has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Local Government Finance Bill are compatible with
the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Non-domestic rating

    1. 1. Local retention of non-domestic rates

    2. 2. Revenue support grant

    3. 3. Additional grant

    4. 4. General GLA grant

    5. 5. Local retention of non-domestic rates: further amendments

    6. 6. Definition of domestic property

    7. 7. Payments to and from authorities

    8. 8. Provision of information about non-domestic rates

  2. Council tax

    1. 9. Council tax reduction schemes

    2. 10. Power to determine further discounts for certain dwellings

    3. 11. Power to set higher amount for long-term empty dwellings

    4. 12. Mortgagee in possession to be liable for council tax

    5. 13. Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties

    6. 14. Provision of information about council tax

  3. Information sharing

    1. 15. Power for HMRC to supply information for purposes of council tax

  4. General

    1. 16. Interpretation

    2. 17. Power to make transitional, consequential etc provision

    3. 18. Financial provisions

    4. 19. Extent and short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Local retention of non-domestic rates

    2. Schedule 2

      Amendment of provisions about revenue support grant

    3. Schedule 3

      Local retention of non-domestic rates: further amendments

      1. Part 1

        Amendments to Schedule 8 to the LGFA 1988 etc

      2. Part 2

        Other amendments

    4. Schedule 4

      Amendments relating to council tax reduction schemes

      1. Part 1

        Schedules to be inserted into LGFA 1992

      2. Part 2

        Other amendments

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