Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 1st December 2005
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
COUNCIL TAX (NEW VALUATION LISTS FOR ENGLAND) BILL
NEW CLAUSES
Local revaluation
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State may, by order, require a local authority or group of adjoining local authorities to undertake a local revaluation for council tax purposes.
(2) A local authority, or group of adjoining local authorities, may request from the Secretary of State an order for a local revaluation for council tax purposes under subsection (1).
(3) The cost of the revaluation ordered under subsection (2) shall be met by the local authority, or group of adjoining local authorities, who may seek financial assistance from the Secretary of State.
(4) Any such order shall be subject to affirmative resolution in both Houses of Parliament.
(5) The date for any such revaluation undertaken in accordance with subsection (1) shall be specified in the order.'.
Valuation of dwelling: powers of entry
Mr Robert Syms
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Section 26 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (3) insert:
"(3A) The power of entry shall not be used to allow any person to conduct a physical inspection inside living accommodation for the purposes of compiling or maintaining a valuation list.".'.
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
3
Page 1, line 8 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'(1B) An order under subsection (1A) may be made in relation to an individual billing authority, a group of adjoining billing authorities or all billing authorities.'.
David Howarth
Sarah Teather
Mark Hunter
4
Page 1, line 8 [Clause 1], at end insert—
'(1B) The Secretary of State shall decide at least once in each calendar year whether to exercise the power granted by subsection (1A), and shall give reasons for his decision.
(1C) The reasons referred to in subsection (1B) shall include, but shall not be restricted to, the Secretary of State's assessment of the degree of divergence in relevant property values since the original valuations made under this Act or since any subsequent revaluation.'.
Mr Robert Syms
2
Page 2, line 2 [Clause 2], leave out '(New Valuation Lists for England)' and insert '(Valuations)'.
Mr Robert Syms
1
Title, line 2, at end insert '; and prohibit the use of powers of entry in relation to the compilation and maintenance of valuation lists'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [7TH NOVEMBER 2005]
That the following provisions shall apply to the Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill:
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 17th November 2005.
3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. 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.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
7. 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.
