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| | Thursday 1st December 2005 |
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| | Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may, by order, require a local authority or group of |
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| | | adjoining local authorities to undertake a local revaluation for council tax |
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| | | (2) | A local authority, or group of adjoining local authorities, may request from the |
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| | | Secretary of State an order for a local revaluation for council tax purposes under |
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| | | (3) | The cost of the revaluation ordered under subsection (2) shall be met by the local |
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| | | authority, or group of adjoining local authorities, who may seek financial |
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| | | assistance from the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (4) | Any such order shall be subject to affirmative resolution in both Houses of |
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| | | (5) | The date for any such revaluation undertaken in accordance with subsection (1) |
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| | | shall be specified in the order.’. |
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| | | Valuation of dwelling: powers of entry |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 26 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) is amended as |
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| | | (2) | After subsection (3) insert: |
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| | | “(3A) | The power of entry shall not be used to allow any person to conduct a |
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| | | physical inspection inside living accommodation for the purposes of |
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| | | compiling or maintaining a valuation list.”.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 8 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1B) | An order under subsection (1A) may be made in relation to an individual billing |
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| | | authority, a group of adjoining billing authorities or all billing authorities.’. |
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| | Page 1, line 8 [Clause 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1B) | The Secretary of State shall decide at least once in each calendar year whether to |
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| | | exercise the power granted by subsection (1A), and shall give reasons for his |
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| | | (1C) | The reasons referred to in subsection (1B) shall include, but shall not be restricted |
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| | | to, the Secretary of State’s assessment of the degree of divergence in relevant |
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| | | property values since the original valuations made under this Act or since any |
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| | | subsequent revaluation.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 2 [Clause 2], leave out ‘(New Valuation Lists for England)’ and insert |
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| | Title, line 2, at end insert ‘; and prohibit the use of powers of entry in relation to the |
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| | compilation and maintenance of valuation lists’. |
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| | | Bill read the third time, and passed. |
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